with the city ' s hotels in the verge of a sudden growth in businesses , operators are seeking wage shifts and other improvements from the unions affecting 27 , 500 bellhops , landscapers and waiters . but the operators are following a line across these lobbies , from the highest - end carlyle to the more budget - minded ramada resort , so they see no need to bridge now that operators are rising rate in an effort to fill vacant accommodations with tourists , owners and other travelers . it is much too soon to judge the financial security of the industry , said peter ward , president of the the amsterdam hotel and resort trades council , an association of hotel unions .
The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council is an alliance of hotel unions.