with the manhattan ' s hospitals in the midst of a strange slowdown in business , operators are seeking wages raises and other concessions from the unions representing 27 , 500 bellhops , housekeepers and clerks . but the unions are drawing a curtain cross all lobbies , from the middle - end carlyle to the more revenue - minded radisson pub , saying they perceive no want to bend now that operators are setting rates in an effort to fit vacant cabins with tourists , executives and other tourists . it is far too soon to judges the financially health of the industry , said philip ward , president of the the jersey convention and motel trades council , an alignment of hotel unions .
The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council is an alliance of hotel unions.