10 Search Results for "employer theft"
Employers cheat and abuse low wage workers
Employers regularly underpay, cheat, and otherwise abuse workers in low-wage, non-union positions, according to a recent study documenting the experiences of more than 4,300 low-wage workers in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
Republicans oppose President’s Dept. of Labor nominee
Republicans in Congress are blocking President Barack Obama's nominee for the important position of Solicitor in the U.S. Department of Labor.
Let’s look at the issues
As a follow up to the Hotel Voice editorial of two weeks ago that criticized those members of Congress who are not acting on the important issue of immigration reform, we’d like to explain the benefits of fixing our country’s broken immigration system.
HTC endorses Democrat Grace Meng for Congress
The Hotel Trades Council is proud to give our whole-hearted endorsement to Grace Meng for U.S. Congress.
Key City Council group meets with Boathouse workers
Five of the Boathouse employees fired for union activity appeared at a meeting of the city council's Black, Latino and Asian Caucus on Monday, March 14.
An In-Depth Look at the Career of HTC’s New President, Rich Maroko
August 12, 2020 4:04 PM
By Former President Peter Ward
When I announced to the General Officers and Executive Boards of HTC and Local 6 and the Local 6 Delegate Assembly that I had decided to retire, I recommended that Rich Maroko be appointed to fill my vacant offices. I explained to them the many reasons why I believed Rich’s appointment would be good for our Union.
The purpose of this report is to provide you with the same detailed description of Rich’s biography and career with HTC and Local 6. Most of you who know him, know how hard-fighting and smart he is and how much he cares about our members, but I think it is accurate to assume that you do not have as complete a knowledge of his many accomplishments on behalf of our Union as I have. Read more...
Let’s Look at the Issues
One of the most common questions the Union and our Benefit Funds office receive concerns how members may obtain their credit reports. We’ll tell you here how to obtain your credit reports free of charge and we recommend that you save this information for future reference.
Peter Ward and the Local 6 Administration Are Re-Elected
Local 6 Business Manager Peter Ward and the Local 6 administration were re-elected to office by acclamation at a Delegate Assembly meeting on September 15. Ward and his team will serve a three-year term in office.
Republicans in Congress Stall Immigration Reform
Some 11 million undocumented workers in the U.S. will have to keep waiting for any kind of federal immigration reform, after House Speaker John Boehner broke his promise this week to bring the issue up for a vote.
