Marriott said it had “longstanding and productive relationships” with the union. People have drinks in the View Lounge at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco in 2015. Workers are facing an expiring five-year contract with this and other Marriott hotels. Hotel workers protested on Wednesday in San Francisco and seven other U.S. cities to demand higher wages and better protections from sexual harrassment from Marriott, the world’s largest hotel operator.