UNITE HERE: Hotel Workers’ Union Issues Labor Dispute Alert on Graduate Hotels by Hilton
As UNITE HERE monitors the developing labor situation at Graduate hotels
Hotel workers’ union UNITE HERE has issued a travel advisory for Graduate Hotels by Hilton amid potential labor disputes. Graduate Hotels are owned by AJ Capital Partners, and their preferred operator is Schulte Hospitality Group.
Travelers to Graduate Hotels should be advised that Graduate Hotels abruptly closed one hotel in New York and fired staff at a second hotel in Palo Alto. The Graduate New York on Cornell Tech’s campus closed abruptly in November 2025, just days before the Thanksgiving holiday. The Graduate Palo Alto near Stanford fired the majority of its non-managerial staff with no notice in April 2026 but is still operating.
Workers at the Graduate by Hilton Berkeley and soon-to-be Graduate Boulderado Hotel in Boulder, Colorado are demanding a fair process to decide on a union. They report experiencing short staffing, heavy workloads, and wages that aren’t keeping up with the cost of living.
