"We feel the Sonesta is being unreasonable and also contradicting themselves.

We have people who start work at 8 a.m.; what are they supposed to do, call their supervisors at 6 (a.m.) Their supervisors aren't even out of bed at 6 (a.m.),'' he said.

Meanwhile, resentment continues to linger over the Sonesta's policy of hiring foreign waiters, an issue that has been poisoning staff morale for some time, the worker said.

"The Sonesta's in turmoil,'' he said. "We have a lot of outstanding issues and something's going to give.''