with the city ' s hotels in the midst of a massive weakening in business , employers are seeking wage cuts and other concessions from the unions covering 27 , 500 bellhops , housekeepers and waiters . but the unions are cutting a line across hotel lobbies , from the high - price kravis to the more budget - minded avis motel , but they see no have to bend now that operators are changing rates in an effort to fill vacant accommodations with tourists , administrators and other travelers . it is far too soon to assess the financial health of the industry , said william ward , president of the new american opera and motel trades council , an alliance of hotels employees .
The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council is an alliance of hotel unions.