Sept 3 (Reuters) - The Unite Here union said on Tuesday

strikes by U.S. hotel workers have concluded in Baltimore and

Seattle, while 9,376 workers remained on strike in seven cities.

Some 10,000 hotel workers began a multi-day strike in nine

U.S. cities on Sunday after contract talks with hotel operators

Marriott International ( MAR ), Hilton Worldwide ( HLT ), and

Hyatt Hotels ( H ), stalled.

The workers are demanding higher wages, fair staffing and

workloads, and the reversal of COVID-era cuts.

The union says that many hotels took advantage of the

COVID-19 pandemic to cut staffing and guest services that were

never restored, causing workers to lose jobs and income - and

creating painful working conditions for those who carry the

increased workload.

Unite Here, which represents workers in hotels, casinos, and

airports across the United States and Canada, said thousands of

workers at 24 hotels were on strike in some major travel

destinations including San Francisco and San Diego in

California, Hawaii's capital city Honolulu, Boston and

Greenwich, Connecticut.

"Each city's strike will last one to three days," it said.

The union has urged guests to not visit any hotel that is on

strike, until the workers secure a new contract.

About 40,000 Unite Here hotel workers across 20 cities face

expiring contracts this year.

(Reporting by Abhinav Parmar in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim

Zahid and Shinjini Ganguli)