Enedina Alvarez, a 54-year-old single parent, says she must be both mother and father to her teenage children. Yet, with two jobs, she has barely enough money to house, feed and clothe them—and precious little time to spend with them.

By day, Alvarez is a room attendant at the Westin Los Angeles Airport hotel, a full time job that pays her about $1,200 a month after taxes and deductions. In the evenings, she cleans office buildings, earning an additional $45 a night.

Alvarez chokes back tears when she thinks of the toll her schedule takes on her family. She spends only about one hour a night with her 17-year-old daughter and 14-year-old son, enough time to check to see if they are doing homework and to bring them some fast food. “The kids tell me, ‘All the mothers stay with their kids,’” she says. “I want to spend more time with them. But if I leave my evening job, I can’t afford to pay the rent.” Alvarez pays $800 a month for her family’s one-bedroom Hawthorne apartment.

Although Alvarez receives health insurance through her job, she cannot afford to insure her children. “I pray to God that my kids do not get sick because I cannot pay the medical bills,” Alvarez says.

Alvarez would like a more “just salary,” affordable health insurance and a safe work environment. The Westin’s so-called “Heavenly Bed” of five plush pillows, a comforter, a duvet, a down blanket, three sheets and a custom-designed pillow-top mattress is intended to lure weary travelers to the hotel, but it is hard on the backs and arms of the women who make them.