SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) -- Striking hotel workers at Marriott hotels in San Francisco have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract, the union said Thursday. Members of the Unite Here Local 2 union will vote Thursday on whether to ratify the tentative agreement, the union said. The tentative agreement was reached Wednesday night, according to the union, following five days of negotiations. SF State issues campus lockdown Thursday after threat If the contract is ratified, strikes will end at the Palace Hotel on New Montgomery Street, the San Francisco Mariott Marquis on Mission Street, San Francisco Marriott Union Square on Sutter Street, and the Westin St. Francis on Powell Street. A spokesperson for Mariott on Thursday said the company is "pleased to have reached a new labor agreement for our valued associates in San Francisco." No negotiations have begun with Hilton or Hyatt, according to union spokesperson Ted Waechter, who said the union has reached out asking to do so but have not received any response. Michael D'Angelo, head of labor relations for Hyatt in America, said in a Thursday email that the company is waiting for the union to provide dates to resume "meaningful" negotiations. "We look forward to continuing to negotiate fair contracts and recognize the contributions of Hyatt employees," he said. These were the Bay Area’s most-searched terms in 2024 Approximately 1,000 hotel workers at Hilton and Hyatt hotels in the city remain on strike. Workers have been striking for nearly three months, picketing daily in Union Square, which is the site of a Hilton and the nearby Grand Hyatt on Stockton Street. On Oct. 30, 85 striking workers were arrested in Union Square for blocking traffic on the cable car tracks on Powell Street. According to the union, the strikes began on Sept. 22 and included 2,500 workers. If the Mariott strike ends, 1,500 workers will return to their jobs on Saturday, according to Waechter. The Palace Hotel joined the strike in mid-October and the Marriott Marquis joined the strike in late November. Striking workers are demanding to keep their union health insurance plan, wage increases throughout the life of their contract, and protections against understaffing and workload increases, the union said. 27 suspects arrested in SF organized retail theft, over $1.7K in merchandise recovered Hyatt stands by what it offers its employees. "We have offered competitive wages, health care and retirement benefits at the hotel, including an economic package that maintains no-cost health care for our colleagues, providing an alternative to the current health fund that is affected by escalating costs," said D'Angelo. According to Waechter, the hotels started with a proposal that would eliminate the union health care plan and now are proposing phasing out the health care insurance over time. Hilton did not respond to a request for comment. Unite Here Local 2 represents about 15,000 hotel, airport and food service workers in San Francisco and San Mateo counties. Copyright © 2024 Bay City News, Inc. All rights reserved.