Protesters picket Bothell hotel in Issaquah, but hotels are unrelated
December 8, 2008
By Staff
NEW — 7:22 p.m. Dec. 8, 2008
Picketers gathered at the Hilton Garden Inn Seattle/Issaquah at Hyla Crossing Dec. 8 to protest the hiring of a subcontractor at the Bothell Hilton Garden Inn location.
The group, representing the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters, was protesting the hiring of Paras Concrete, a concrete subcontractor, for the Bothell Hilton Garden Inn project.
The picket left many employees at the Hilton Garden Inn and at Rowley Properties with questions since the two locations aren’t owned or operated by the same people. The only thing the two have in common are the name brand they share.
“We respect the group’s right to picket. However, our ownership does not control the Bothell Hilton Garden Inn hotel franchise, nor do we have any control in the hiring of contractors to that property,” said Will Parkinson, general manager. “It’s important to be clear the Bothell property is not part of our hotel ownership.”
Paras Concrete never worked on the Hilton Garden Inn in Issaquah while the project was under construction.
“As owners of the Issaquah Hilton Garden Inn, we are saddened and disappointed that the union has chosen to disrupt the operations of our hotel and other nearby businesses with the sole intent of publicizing its dispute, of which we are not a party,” said Kristi Tripple, of Rowley Properties. “Rowley Properties has absolutely no connection with Bothell hotel’s construction or the selection of contractors or subcontractors.”
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