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HTC President Peter Ward appointed to advisory board on re-opening New York
May 1, 2020 3:45 PM
HTC President Peter Ward has been selected by Governor Cuomo to be on the New York Forward Re-Opening Advisory Board. The board is made up of 100 academic, business, community and labor leaders from across the state, who will help guide the gradual re-opening of New York state in a way that balances public health and safety and the desire to return to a new normal.
Building Political Power: Complete the 2020 Census Now
May 2, 2020 12:15 PM
If you haven’t already participated in the 2020 census, we strongly encourage you to complete your census questionnaire now. The results of the census are critical in determining your community’s political representation and getting access to federal funding over the next 10 years.
There is a great risk that because of fear among immigrant communities and because of COVID-19 (which has made it impossible for census counters to go door to door to collect incomplete surveys), that people will go uncounted in the 2020 Census. When people are uncounted it has drastic and dangerous impacts.
Building political power: complete the 2020 Census now
May 2, 2020 12:15 PM
If you haven’t already participated in the 2020 census, we strongly encourage you to complete your census questionnaire now. The results of the census are critical in determining your community’s political representation and getting access to federal funding over the next 10 years.
There is a great risk that because of fear among immigrant communities and because of COVID-19 (which has made it impossible for census counters to go door to door to collect incomplete surveys), that people will go uncounted in the 2020 Census. When people are uncounted it has drastic and dangerous impacts.
Get tested for COVID-19
May 6, 2020 4:00 PM
Hotel workers and other essential workers in New York State can make an appointment to be tested for COVID-19 at one of the Department of Health’s drive through or walk-in testing sites by calling the state’s COVID-19 hotline at 1-888-364-3065 or online.
Members Celebrate Tentative Agreement to Renew IWA at Radio City Music Hall
On February 7th, 2012, nearly 6,000 union members packed Radio City Music Hall to hear HTC President Peter Ward detail the tough negotiations with the Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. (the organization that represents many of the city's hotel owners).
Despite the anti-union sentiment growing in the United States and a precarious economy, our Union’s leadership managed to extend the Union’s Industry Wide Agreement (“the IWA”) for 7 years. Not only did the leadership fight back against the industry’s outrageous list of give backs, but they won big wage increases, increased funding for the union’s pension and medical fund, and won vital job security protections in the new contract.
Some union hotels apply for PPP Loans
May 7, 2020 2:02 PM
A few Union hotels have applied for Paycheck Protection Program loans (“PPP loans”). These loans are an incentive for businesses to keep their employees on the payroll during the Coronavirus crisis.
If your hotel receives a PPP loan and begins to pay you, the New York State Department of Labor has instructed that you should simply stop certifying for unemployment benefits for the weeks that you receive paychecks. For more tips when applying for unemployment in New York, click here.
Honoring the heroes working behind the scenes at NYC hospitals
May 7, 2020 3:38 PM
This article honors the all too often invisible and unseen, non-medical staff who have put their lives on the line in order to keep New York City’s hospitals up and running during the Coronavirus outbreak. The New York Times pays tribute to the countless security guards, cooks, supplies clerks and cleaning staff who are working on the front lines and especially those that have been lost during this crisis.
HTC Pres. Peter Ward appointed to 2 advisory councils for re-opening NYC
May 8, 2020 10:16 AM
Mayor Bill de Blasio has asked HTC President Peter Ward to serve on New York City’s Labor and Workforce Advisory Council and the Advisory Council for the Arts, Culture and Tourism. Mayor de Blasio established ten advisory councils, which will advise the Mayor on how to re-open New York City and focus on issues such as the protective equipment needed to safely re-open each industry.
NYC giving out free face coverings at NYC parks until Tuesday, May 12
May 8, 2020 4:07 PM
New York City is distributing free face coverings at public parks until Tuesday, May 12th. Governor Cuomo has required New Yorkers to wear a mask or face covering when you are out in public and unable to maintain 6-feet of distance from others.
To find the closest distribution location, date, and time, click here.
For more information about face coverings, visit the Frequently Asked Questions prepared by the NYC Department of Health.
NJ Governor Phil Murphy asks HTC Pres. Peter Ward to advise on re-opening tourism in the state
May 11, 2020 11:48 AM
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced the formation of New Jersey’s Restart and Recovery Advisory Council, which will focus on both the immediate efforts to restart New Jersey’s economy and the long-term recovery. Governor Murphy has asked HTC President Peter Ward to serve on the Council’s subcommittee for Tourism and Entertainment.
