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Flat vs. Fitted Sheets

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    FBN’s union experts debate whether California unions can mandate fitted sheets in all hotels.

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A couple of weeks ago we brought you the story of a hotel union workers union forcing a move to more expensive fitted sheets to cut down and all the job injuries from.

Flat sheets take a look.

Private research that have shown that the housekeeping to work is one of the most dangerous works in that hospitality industry.

Housekeepers.

Are required to get on their hands beneath the -- -- floors.

And so -- -- seen.

That that hotels provide mops and feed it sheets simple simple common sense solutions to clean -- room.

-- -- California Occupational Safety & Health Administration is saying that hotels should supply housekeepers -- Fitted sheets and other -- housekeeping tools.

With us a California housekeeper -- young wife -- thank you for joining us what.

I'm trying to be fair but what I think of occupational injuries I think of I don't construction worker drilling and -- to a stand.

Are dropping a beam on its foot on oil rigor getting slammed by a drill bit.

Or want surely getting crushed by a tick -- -- not necessarily making a bed at such a hazard.

Well and I knew that you need to -- housekeeping duties to that -- So add that to your long list it is a very demanding rough or in -- fast -- and yes you do suffer injuries.

But -- aren't there injuries in just about every I mean I can walk into that camera over there and it might -- it it's it's an occupational hazard but.

Do we need the union to tell our businesses.

That we need fitted sheets verses flat sheets.

Well now we do because think -- this for years housekeepers have been complaining.

We -- like fitted sheets we would like long and short handle tools to help us do the job fair nobody's listening.

-- -- air out the other worked hard of it I'm housekeeper or work at the high.

On -- West Hollywood.

I and other housekeepers.

As well as union members and non -- as we are tired of being overlooked.

We want dignity we -- respect why is -- someone paying attention to the rough job that we do we take pride in our work.

No doubt an -- I don't I have to make this point that I'm not trying to be little.

The work that you do you do it's just my question is do we have to turn -- on -- to go to but we have to turn.

For the union to make sure every single job is.

Perfectly perfectly safe it's impossible you know something and it you know housekeeping -- I don't know about every single job I don't -- I think we do well you know.

You know I used to be pleased -- I was detective I mean that's a dangerous job we all agree.

The house Keaton does it come into my mind is being -- with that said.

There are a lot of people.

That would like to be making those -- who -- unemployment lines and I feel for those people can't find a job so they would go to my bide our noses all -- of the -- That's down the street from the unemployment line where you have a job right very.

Have a job I have my job I got a little better I was little I can make my bed would have been fitted sheets and I make my own beds now I don't -- laundry.

And my own church you know -- and that's another cousin that.

-- got point oh -- not enact rent let -- Now let me let me bring this implements a very good point the more regulation no more the unions get their way in demand certain I don't know.

Tools equipment hours -- senator.

The fewer people that the hotel chain can can put to work not let let me make a serious point here if you're looking to cut back on the number of government regulators you have to go into these businesses and make sure that that labor practices are -- The best way is to have someone on the ground like a union at an advocate for workers and say you know what they're a lot of injuries being sustained here's the way to cut back on as.

And come on yeah bubble and peace -- had gone wild with an easy gone wild and it's where does it stop.

Well if you don't like the hotel to hotel chain -- you'd think it's too hard of the job.

Well -- do something else if it's too dangerous you know where should be.

You know where they OSHA should be how about -- -- and cold winds with these guys would -- into the coal market is available at I have.

-- -- -- -- And yet we could -- please go -- -- -- what you've you've heard a lot you've heard both sides -- I mean it.

And I and I really appreciate your input that you need to understand this is from a housekeeper -- actually work the jobs every day.

OK I take pride in my work but we're not disputing that you definitely out of this I'm winning my entry level job into the doorknob is.

Disputing that you work hard and we're not disputing that there are certain hazards to the job thirds has -- every job they had a what I would say that what -- -- what we've just seen what would you say to those who say.

Because of the union and people like you know fewer people actually going to be able work for the hotel chain you work for.

All that's bogus.

Bogus come on in fitted sheet that -- no more to press followed fitted get -- -- championed yeah.

Honest I'll -- -- -- cause a lot more nobody though.

Pru says truth and I don't know you're not from Britain -- and your route sheet let me put in a bid Eric let me tell you that's -- As a percentage of GDP corporate profits are at -- an all time high.

And the share that that the share of GDP that goes to labor that it almost -- spread their growth a little more I'm saying that we can afford to provide some basic things for housekeepers if it's going to keep them from repetitive.

Yeah I don't do my diet and really -- -- I have thank you sign in front of the ways and advocate if we're -- is want to provide these tools.

And I get the best -- going to happens and leave it there it was a fantastic show everyone to say thank you to.

Cathy young blood that's slowly obsessed about debt and deficits bode they'll at standard can tell us and that's crystal ball thanks everybody have a -- -- --

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