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During a heated discussion of the proposed wage boosts, several council members questioned whether an analysis of the economic impact of the wage hike that was commissioned by the city had been thorough enough.

If the rate hike goes through, the letter said, “many if not all” the hotels represented by the group would use a clause in the contracts to back out of the deal.

Even if the council doesn’t abandon the pay hike altogether, the hotel association said it hoped to be able to persuade them to amend its terms in order to lessen the financial impact on hotels.

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday postponed a vote on a major boost to wages for hotel and airport workers, voicing concerns over whether the pay hike would damage the city’s tourism industry.

Negotiators for the two sides, the university said, had met more than 20 times between January and May and the university system had proposed salary increases for union members that would hike pay by an average of 26% over a five-year contract.