For employees at the Trump International Hotel who weren't Donald Trump supporters, pretending to be one was an unwritten rule of the job. ... An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.

American Airlines opened a $250 million employee-only hotel at its Texas headquarters in 2023. The hotel features 600 rooms and numerous amenities, like a gym, an outdoor pool, and a cafeteria.

Hotel employees are frustrated with the lack of progress at the bargaining table and with Unite Here’s dedication to perpetuating the “hot labor summer” rather than prioritizing negotiations.