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Story summary
- Hotel and Gaming Trades Council and Hotel Association of New York City signed an eight-year contract.
- Contract lifts housekeeper earnings to $100,000, averting a strike in 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- Pay rises from $40 to $61—a 50% increase by 2034.
- Pact covers 27,000 workers at 250 hotels, adding health care, pension and benefits.
- Analysts warn costs could push New York City hotel rates above $335 nightly average, the nation’s highest.
