Local 26 has a history of successful labor strikes, including a 46-day strike at Marriott Hotels in 2018, according to an August press release. Kuyateh said the W Hotel, which is owned by Marriott, is familiar with the success of the 2018 strike and should know what to expect from the union.

Most of Boston's hotels are at full capacity this weekend despite a strike affecting several prominent locations and the looming threat of walkouts at many others.

Boston hotel workers with Unite Here Local 26 went on strike, the third and the largest strike in September. The union made the announcement on X at 7:15 a.m., when workers with four hotels — Omni Parker House,