Protesters shut down Century Boulevard near LAX

Employees of the Los Angeles Airport Hilton set up tables and a food table during a wage protest that closed westbound lanes of Century Boulevard leading into LAX.  (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

A red carpet is laid down on Century Boulevard, part of a wage demonstration by Los Angeles Airport Hilton employees that closed the westbound lanes of the roadway.  (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

Jose Luis Acosta, carrying a sign urging drivers to honk in sympathy with protesters, walks down an empty lane of the westbound side of Century Boulevard near LAX. Wage demonstrations by Los Angeles Airport Hilton workers temporarily closed the road.  (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

Traffic is backed up after the westbound lanes of Century Boulevard near LAX were closed for a wage protest by Los Angeles Airport Hilton workers.  (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)