The planned weeklong work stoppage puts the total of West Coast hospitality workers on strike in Seattle, Honolulu, San Francisco, and San Diego past 4,300.

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Nearly 700 hotel workers joined a strike against some of the biggest names in Boston hospitality. The big picture: Thousands of hotel workers were already on strike at Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott hotels in Hawaii,

More than 1,000 hotel workers in Boston are now on the picket lines. Union members at the Omni Parker House and the Omni Boston Seaport hotels walked off the job on Monday, joining workers who went on strike earlier this month at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza and Hilton at Logan Airport.

Hotel employees in Seattle and Boston have joined the rising tide of strikes. The strikes continue to disrupt operations at big hotel chains and escalate labor disputes across the U.S. This development comes at a critical point in the current discussions between hospitality workers and hotel management.