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Posted on 985 As Oscar weekend begins, over a hundred protestors–including laid off Chateau Marmont workers– gathered outside the awards show after-party hotspot to call attention to the snowballing boycott at the hotel. The protest had an awards show theme to celebrate the decades of service that fired Chateau Marmont workers gave to “Hollywood’s Playground” and that the workers have events planned throughout Oscar weekend calling attention to the boycott at the hotel. “We applaud Aaron Sorkin, Martin Sheen, Amanda Seyfried and dozens of other celebrities who support the boycott of the Chateau Marmont. It is official: Hollywood has left the Chateau Marmont. They are only coming back when the bartenders, servers, and room attendants return to their jobs and have a workplace free of harassment and abuse,” said Kurt Petersen, Co-President of UNITE HERE Local 11. ....