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Members Celebrate the GRIWA Ratification
Not even monsoon-like rains could keep hundreds of members from packing a room at the Newark Hilton Penn Station on April 16 to celebrate the ratification of the new Greater Regional Industry Wide Contract, also known as the GRIWA.
It was a boisterous crowd and everyone was in a celebratory mood.
The meeting was opened by HTC General Counsel and Executive Vice President Richard Maroko, who explained in the simplest terms what the contract meant.
A Letter from HTC President Rich Maroko
Six new business agents. A mobile app for contract enforcement. The debut of the “electronic business agent.” A new Midtown Health Center. An expansion of the Queens Health Center. Access to CityMD. 65 New Union Contracts. Brand-New Child Care and Housing Funds. The largest wage increases in any renewal contract in our Union’s history.
In early 2023, I laid out a bold plan for the future of our Union. Ever since, we’ve been hard at work, taking our Union from one of the best in the country to the next level. Read more...
Union Displays People Power
The Hotel Trades Council once again showed its tremendous strength on recently, when members and staff traveled to Albany to join with affordable housing advocates to meet with elected officials in our state's capital.
How Hotel Workers Got Eligibility and Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine
In early March, our Union secured two major developments related to the COVID-19 vaccine. First, hotel workers became eligible to receive the vaccine in New York and in New Jersey. Second, our Union was able to begin efficiently distributing the vaccine to our New York City members through our own health centers. Read more...
More Criminal Justice Reform Measures Enacted in New York
Hotel Voice — April 30, 2019
"As many of you know from an editorial we published in Hotel Voice in 2017, our union has been working closely with the Innocence Project on criminal justice reform. It is my belief that this is the single most important civil rights issue in the United States, followed closely by immigration reform. The unfair incarceration of poor, disadvantaged and working class people who disproportionately are Black and Latino is a stain on the soul of our country."
-HTC President Peter Ward
Muslim worker in Disneyland hotel files discrimination claim
Both the New York Times and msnbc.com recently carried pieces discussing the dramatic increase in the number of workplace discrimination cases filed by Muslim workers. In examining this development, both made specific reference to California hotel worker Imane Boudlal's dispute with the management of her Disneyland hotel.
City Council Hearing on Illegal Hotels Draws Huge Turnout
Hundreds of members of our Union were joined by many members of the public at a January 20th New York City Council hearing regarding the law that prohibits people from renting out their apartments for under 30 days.
A Game-Changer: The HTC Contract At Rivers Casino
The newly signed first union contract between HTC and Rivers Casino & Resort is a game-changer for 800 workers and their families. It will significantly improve their standard of living and their lives at work and vastly multiply their legal rights.
Reminder: Vito J. Pitta Scholarship Application Deadline Is April 1
This is a reminder that the deadline for submitting applications for this year’s Vito J. Pitta scholarship awards is 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 1, making this one of the last notices to parents and students.
