with the city ' s casino in the midst of a recent slowdown in business , providers are asking wage cuts and other concessions from the unions represented 27 , 500 bellhops , housekeepers and diners . but the unions are drafting a line across hotel corridors , from the west - ended bain to the more budget - minded ramada inn , saying they feel no need to bend now that workers are cut costs in an attempts to fill vacant rooms with employees , executives and other people . it is far too soon to determine the financial wellness of the industrial , replied peter ward , president of the new york hotel and liquor trades congress , an amalgamation of hotel unions .
The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council is an alliance of hotel unions.