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Susana Barrios
From:Theresa Bass
Sent:Friday, June 9, 2023 9:04 AM
To:Public Comment
Subject:Fwd: \[EXTERNAL\] Fwd: Revised Support Letter
Attachments:Anaheim Hotel Worker Support letter.pdf
From: Randy Wetmur <randy@ironworkers416.org>
Date: June 9, 2023 at 8:08:01 AM PDT
Cc: Ernesto Medrano <emedrano@laocbuildingtrades.org>
Subject: Revised Support Letter
Anaheim Hotel Worker Support letter.pdf
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International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Ironworkers
Local Union 416
June 9th, 2023
Office of the Mayor and City Council
City of Anaheim
200 S. Anaheim Boulevard, Suite 733
Anaheim, CA 92805
RE: SUPPORT City of Anaheim Hotel Worker Safety Ordinance
Dear Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and City Council,
On behalf of Ironworkers Local 416 I write in support of the Hotel Safety Worker Ordinance,
Item 28. At the May 16, 2023, Council meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Natalie Rubalcava agendized
the consideration for adoption of a Hotel Worker Safety Ordinance. After council discussion
there was a unanimous vote of 7 to 0 in favor of adopting an ordinance that prioritizes hotel
worker safety.
As a member of the labor community in the City of Anaheim, we support an ordinance of this
type. We expect the City of Anaheim, the economic engine of the County of Orange, to lead in
creating comprehensive policies that ensure the hospitality industry workers in our city have the
necessary safety protocols in place to conduct their assigned responsibilities without any fear of
sexual assault, violence, or criminal activity against them. Furthermore, we support an
ordinance that ensures this population is not retaliated against by an employer, if they should
have to report activity that creates an unsafe working environment.
For the reasons stated above, Ironworkers Local 416 supports the proposed ordinance and
encourages the city council to expeditiously adopt the Hotel Worker Safety ordinance to ensure
our hotel employees have adequate safeguards in place to protect them while working at a hotel
in Anaheim.
Sincerely,
Randy Wetmur
Business Agent
Orange County
Ironworkers Local 416