Several of the hotels where the ASSA meetings are occurring are on strike by their poorly-paid cleaning and maintenance staffs (overwhelmingly women of color). They have asked consumers and organizations to boycott to put pressure on the hotels. The ASSA not only refuses to move the conference, but will not allow allied organizations (IAFFE, URPE, etc.) to hold their sessions in non-boycotted sites or online. Does the AEA/ASSA really want to put economists in a position of crossing picket lines to access our conference and job interviews?
