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HTC Member Lisa Sinishtaj on Organizing Resorts World Hudson Valley

Lisa Sinishtaj became a member of our Union in 2018. At the time, she was working at Resorts World Catskills, one of the ten gaming locations that have joined our ranks over the last decade. At the end of last year, Lisa transferred to the new Resorts World Hudson Valley in Newburgh, NY, where she played a role in helping 200 of her coworkers win Union representation – and the benefits that come with it. Lisa sat down for an interview with the Hotel Voice to discuss the Union’s most recent victory in the Hudson Valley. Read more...

Union Has Organized 22 Shops in Less Than Two Years!

With these resources garnered as a result of the dues referendum and the thousands of members who have volunteered their time, the union has since organized thousands of workers in past two years.

President Obama voices support for hotel workers fighting to unionize

The Indianapolis Star reported this week that President Barack Obama spoke out in support of union organizing drives at several area hotels, and went on to recognize those workers fighting for the union.

Women hotel workers in Cambodia fight illegal mass firings

Workers unfairly terminated for trade union organizing at the five star Angkor Village Hotel and Angkor Village Botanical Resort Hotel in Siem Reap, Cambodia, are fighting for their rights, their jobs and their union - and need your support.

Justice For George Floyd

May 29, 2020 11:22 AM

"The killing of George Floyd is another horrifying repetition of the endemic racism which has never stopped plaguing and shaming the United States. We must all get and remain righteously angry, and we must all keep working, organizing and fighting to eradicate this disease so that every black man, woman, and child can walk among us without fear."

- HTC President Peter Ward

Boathouse workers strike against unfair labor practices

60 Boathouse employees have walked off their jobs and were joined on the picket line by 37 of their co-workers who were illegally terminated in retaliation for organizing with our union. The strike started at noon on Tuesday, August 9.

Marriott Marquis Workers Win Union Recognition After 35 Years

Last week, our Union finally succeeded in organizing the largest and oldest non-union hotel in New York City, the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square. HTC won recognition as the collective bargaining representative of the workers in the hotel’s housekeeping department. This victory marks the end of a 35-year union avoidance campaign at the hotel by Marriott. Read more...

Arizona violates U.S. Constitution to attack unions

The National Labor Relations Board filed a federal lawsuit against the State of Arizona on May 6 and announced it expected to file a similar suit against the State of South Dakota within the next several weeks, to challenge recent changes to the two states' constitutions designed to prevent workers from organizing unions, and blatantly violative of the United States Constitution.

After a Grueling Anti-Union Campaign, Union Election Begins for Amazon Workers in Alabama

On Monday, February 8th, Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama began casting their ballots to join the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU). If a majority of Bessemer workers vote for the union, the warehouse will become the first unionized Amazon facility in the country.

Amazon has relentlessly campaigned against the union. The company’s no holds barred union-busting tactics unfortunately come as no surprise to our Union. For over 80 years, hotel workers in New York City have had to endure similar intimidation, surveillance, and a barrage of lies from employers when organizing.

1,000 NYC retail workers win first union contract

The Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union Local 1102 successfully negotiated a first contract for 1,000 workers at H&M clothing stores in New York City.