NYC hotel maids now make more than rookie cops, firefighters, teachers — as union averts strike following new salary agreement

The Hotel and Gaming Trades Council union in New York City ratified a new contract increasing housekeepers' salaries to $77,113 in the first year and $110,000 by the sixth year, surpassing rookie salaries for cops, firefighters, and teachers. The agreement averted a potential strike by 22,000 hotel workers.