New York unemployment system will be down, payments delayed in early November
October 5, 2026The New York State Department of Labor has announced that the unemployment insurance system will be upgraded and down for maintenance this November. The upgrade will begin on Monday, November 2nd, 2026 at 5PM and is expected to take 9-12 days.
New York unemployment system will be down, payments delayed in early November
The New York State Department of Labor has announced that the unemployment insurance system will be upgraded and down for maintenance this November. The upgrade will begin on Monday, November 2nd, 2026 at 5PM and is expected to take 9-12 days.
Join the union's 2026 Writing Contest!
Our union is proud to announce the 24th Annual Writing Contest. Entries can be submitted by children, grandchildren and eligible dependents of the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council and/or Local 6 members...
Mayor Mamdani & elected officials support HTC workers who are picketing at two Times Square hotels
NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Attorney General Letitia James, New York City Comptroller Mark Levine, City Council Speaker Julie Menin, and…
Hotel workers begin picketing at two Times Square hotels
Hotel workers at the Fairfield by Marriott New York Manhattan Times Square and the Four Points by Sheraton Midtown - Times Square on West 40th Street are calling for a unfair labor practice boycott and began picketing outside of the Times Square hotels tonight.
A letter from HTC President Rich Maroko
I am proud to announce that our union has just reached a tentative agreement with the Hotel Association of New York City on a new Industry-Wide Agreement (“IWA”).
IWA Contract Summary
Eight years of guaranteed wage increases, benefits, and rights on the job.
The biggest wage increases in our history
We are proud to announce that our union has negotiated the largest wage increases in our nearly 100-year history.
Maintaining free family healthcare
Maintaining free family healthcare benefits was a defining issue in the negotiations.
Protecting our pension
Under the new contract, the employer contribution to the Pension Fund will increase by half a percentage point on January 1, 2027.
Additional economic benefits
The union’s leadership has been working on ways to expand how we can help ease our members financial burdens outside of work – starting with addressing the skyrocketing costs of housing and child care.
Improvements to Paid Time Off
Juneteenth. Improved bereavement benefits. Fully paid parental leave.
More rights on the job
The new contract contains over a dozen new rights.