The American Political Science Association, or APSA, is holding its annual meeting in Los Angeles this weekend despite calls from striking hotel workers for conferences to stay away from the city.
Striking hotel workers rally outside the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Hotel on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Striking hotel workers rally outside the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Hotel on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Los Angeles has been at the forefront of this summer's wave of labor unrest – and it's creating a political dilemma for a group of political scientists.
Members of Unite Here Local 11 picket in front of the JW Marriott hotel in downtown Los Angeles on August 24, 2023.Members of Unite Here Local 11 picket in front of the JW Marriott hotel in downtown Los Angeles on August 24, 2023.APSA did not respond to requests for comment. The group said in a July 28 statement that the time frame was too short to relocate the meeting outside of Los Angeles. They said they'd stand to lose at least $2.8 million in cancellation costs.
"Political science members of APSA are now voting with their feet," said Peter Dreier, a political science professor at Occidental College, who isn't attending the meeting."I wouldn't be surprised if less than 3,000 people actually show up. I think there's going to be a significant decline."The escalating hotel strikes are spurring heated debate among the thousands of scholars, ranging from graduate students to professors who typically attend the APSA meeting.
"We continue to stand in solidarity with the heavily Latina and immigrant hotel workers of Los Angeles and Southern California," leaders of the Latino Caucus said in a statement."We believe this moment calls for a collective response in solidarity with the Union and hotel workers."Pineda, who isn't traveling to Los Angeles, said the conference is still reliant on hotels where workers are on strike. APSA still has room blocks at several of them, according to its website.
Jack Zhang, a political science professor at the University of Kansas, is also attending in-person this weekend. He said he hopes hotel workers get the raises they're seeking – but that calling off the conference altogether isn't a feasible show of support.
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