[AISWorld] [SUSPICIOUS] ICIS 2018 and the Marriott industrial action

[Richard Baskerville]

Dear Colleagues,

You may be aware that an industrial action has been underway for nearly 
two months at the ICIS 2018 conference hotel, The San Francisco Marriott 
Hotel.  As conference chairs we have been watching the situation carefully.

The Marriott has consistently assured us that the hotel services are, 
and will continue, operating normally.  We will operate ICIS 2018 as 
planned.

According to the Huffington Post, the strike is winding down, “The 
weekslong strike that hit Marriott hotels in seven cities is starting to 
show signs of resolution … [bringing] the total number of workers left 
on strike to 2,500, all of them at properties in San Francisco, down 
from a peak of 7,700, according to the union, Unite Here.”  Their report 
goes on to note, “The union said negotiations will resume in San 
Francisco this weekend, with the main outstanding issues being pay 
raises and health care coverage.”  (HuffPost Business 11/28/2018)

The striking union has been proactively contacting some of us involved 
in organizing the conference.  For reasons of privacy protection, we 
have moved the AIS Council Contact Page and the AIS Staff Contact page 
behind the AIS Member wall.  The ICIS2018 Conference Committee page has 
also been temporarily deactivated. AIS has not and will not publicly 
post the ICIS 2018 Registration List.

If the industrial action continues after this weekend, we will provide 
further information on the ICIS web site.

Rob and Richard

ICIS Conference Chairs


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Richard Baskerville
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