2 LA City Councilors Among Those Arrested at Hospitality Worker Protest
LOS ANGELES—Two Los Angeles city councilors were among about 200 people arrested at a large union rally in support of hospitality workers that forced the closure of a major artery in and out of Los Angeles International Airport, officials confirmed June 23.
The rally by members of UNITE HERE Local 11 began around 3 p.m. on June 22 on Century Boulevard just east of the airport. The rally was permitted in advance, with the march approved to close the westbound side of the roadway between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
By about 5 p.m., however, the rally had spilled to both sides of the street, with police reporting the eastbound side of Century had also been closed….