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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1957 address to our Union
On May 21, 1957, as part of its long-standing efforts to advance the cause of racial justice, Local 6 awarded its fourth annual Better Race Relations Award to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who had only recently emerged on the national stage with his leadership of the monumental Montgomery Bus Boycott from 1955-1956. At the time and throughout his life, Dr. King was marginalized, ignored, criticized, persecuted, and hated by huge segments of the country, but our Union recognized his greatness and befriended him from the start. Every member should be proud of that fact.
After receiving the award and a $500 check, Dr. King delivered a stirring speech on civil rights and the labor movement to the Executive Board and Local 6 members gathered in the Union’s Gertrude Lane Auditorium.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we are reprinting highlights of Dr. King’s 1957 address, which were originally published in the June 1957 edition of Local 6’s Hotel and Club Voice publication. Read more...
2022 Writing Contest: Read the Winning Entries!
Read the full entries from our six 2022 Writing Contest winners.
Rich Maroko and Administrations of HTC and Local 6 Are Re-Elected
In a solid vote of confidence in Rich Maroko and the administrations of both the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council and Local 6, members re-elected them by acclamation at general membership meetings on September 3rd. Read more...
Here Are the 2021 Writing Contest Winners
The union's annual writing contest brought in plenty of excellent entries this year, and along with them came lots of praise for the high school students that submitted them. What's on the minds of high school students today? Well, the Supreme Court, the Second Amendment, the benefits of union membership, immigration, self-discovery and, most of all, the pandemic were topics chosen by multiple students. Highly intelligent essays on these and other subjects made for compelling reading, and there were also many gripping fiction and non-fiction narratives. The top prize in each category received $1,500 and there were four additional students who won $1,000 each. And then there was the grand prize of $3,000 for the top overall entry in the competition. Read more...
Health Centers’ Healthy Lifestyles Event Is March 14-18
One of the most valuable ways to spend an hour or so of your time will be found at the Union’s Health Centers Monday, March 14 through Friday, March 18 during Health Lifestyles, a Health and Wellness Event.
A review of your extra union benefits and services
As a result of your union membership, you and your families enjoy many benefits and services in addition to job security and other contractual provisions including seniority, scheduling, vacations, etc. But the benefits and services you are entitled to receive include not only those negotiated on your behalf by the Union, such as medical, dental, optical, pension, pre-paid legal, scholarship etc., but additional ones that result from the Union's affiliation with the AFL-CIO.
Union wins boost to unemployment benefits ahead of 2026 contract fight
Our union has been spearheading a years-long effort to improve unemployment benefits for workers in New York – writing op-eds, running ads, and lobbying state electeds in multiple budget cycles. In May 2025, we succeeded when New York State elected officials passed dramatic improvements to unemployment – both increasing weekly benefits and making them more accessible to striking workers. Read more...
Union Wins $500,000 in Back Pay for 44 Members at the New Yorker
An agreement between the Union and the New Yorker Hotel will result in raises and $500,000 in back pay, along with ironclad layoff protections for 44 current employees in building repairs/renovations and property operations. The employees overwhelmingly ratified the deal in a vote held on February 11, 2014.
Here Are the 2019 Writing Contest Winners
In an exercise that showed the enormous talent in our union family, high school students from grades 10 through 12 submitted scores of entries into the 2019 writing competition. We’re glad they did.
More than half the essays and almost half of the narratives written by the students had immigration as their subject, and many of those explained how the union benefited their families. The Second Amendment, modern day heroes and the politicizing of the U.S. Supreme Court were also popular essay topics, and there were quite a large number of poignant essays and narratives about self-discovery.
