Overworked, underpaid: workers rail against hotel chains’ cost-cutting

Housekeepers say plans to cut daily cleaning and save money means they'll have longer hours and more dangerous work

The hotel industry is rebounding from the pandemic, but workers now fear planned labor cuts could cost tens of thousands of jobs and increased workloads for those who remain.

Several of the largest US hotel chains have outlined different ways of working, which labor groups say amount to a slide in standards that could have a profound impact on workers' lives.