SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Eighty-five people were arrested at a hotel workers' protest in San Francisco on Wednesday night, the San Francisco Police Department said. About 2,000 hotel workers and allies marched through San Francisco on Wednesday. The march began in the area of Mason Street and O'Farrell Street, and the protesters sat down in the middle of the street at Powell Street and Geary Boulevard to block traffic, SFPD said. Officers ordered the protesters to get up and leave, and they developed probable cause to 85 people who did not comply. Eighty-four people were cited and released from a police station, and one was cited and released at the scene. SFPD listed the crime as obstruction of free movement. Sen. Wiener slams DMV’s ‘intolerable’ use of ‘San Fran’ in driver’s licenses According to Unite Here Local 2, which is the union that represents San Francisco hospitality workers, the striking workers are employees at the Hilton, Hyatt, Palace Hotel, Westin St. Francis and Marriott in San Francisco. They are asking for improvements including increased staffing and eliminating resort fees. “I take my job very seriously because I am the eyes and ears on the street, and I know that guests’ experience of San Francisco depends on me,” said Jacov Awoke, who has been a doorman at Hilton San Francisco Union Square for 35 years. “Unfortunately, understaffing has made it very difficult. For example, when I was short staffed on a shift and helping one guest, another guest’s bag was stolen right in front of the hotel. I’m on strike because I want my hotel to invest in the city and the workers.” About 2,000 hotel workers have been on strike since Sept. 22 in San Francisco.