Hotel owner says competition, not union deal, led to closure

Earlier this month Blakely Hotel employees ratified their first union contract. A week later the hotel’s owner told them he was shutting the place down. But there is no labor war at the Blakely, both the owner and Hotel Workers Union say. (In fact, they are talking about how some of the union jobs can be saved.) Rather, the decision to close after 20 years reflects the challenges facing the hotel industry as competition intensifies

source https://therealdeal.com/2020/01/28/hotel-owner-says-competition-not-union-deal-led-to-closure/