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Republicans oppose President’s Dept. of Labor nominee
Republicans in Congress are blocking President Barack Obama's nominee for the important position of Solicitor in the U.S. Department of Labor.
The Story of the First Contract
The “Industry-Wide Agreement” (“IWA” for short), is the Hotel Trades Council’s master union contract with the Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. (which is the union of the hotel owners). Today, the IWA covers 28,000 members of the Hotel Trades Council in New York City – the vast majority of our union’s members, including employees of every type of hotel and motel, large and small, not only in the center of Manhattan but throughout New York City, including the outer boroughs.
HTC Endorses Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for Re-Election
Our Union is proud to endorse New York Senator and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for re-election in 2022.
“Over the last two years, Senator Schumer has been an unwavering friend to our Union’s 40,000 members,” remarked HTC President Rich Maroko. “Not only has he been willing to fight for us when we needed him the most, but he has proven that he has the skills to win big and bold improvements for America’s working class.” Read more...
700 HTC members: “We’ll fight to protect our rights!”
More than 700 workers from both Tavern on the Green and union hotels rallied in Central Park September 25, sending a message to newly-designated Tavern operator Dean Poll that they would fight to protect the Tavern workers' union jobs and union contract.
NY Times article features HTC training program
Hotel Voice November 11, 2009. The NY Times devoted an article to the free classes in fine-dining serving skills and high-end culinary techniques available to NY Hotel Trades Council members at the state-of-the-art HTC/Hotel Association training facility in Queens.
Sec. of Labor Hilda R. Solis is first Hispanic woman to serve in cabinet
President Barack Obama's appointment of Hilda R. Solis to Secretary of Labor makes her the first Hispanic woman to serve in the cabinet.
Unions are good for business
With a depressed economy and widespread anti-union hostilities from businesses, organized labor could be an unexpected part of the solution the country's economical woes.
HTC Members Get Out the Vote in Georgia
Eighteen HTC members and organizers are volunteering in Georgia to get out the vote for Democratic Senate candidates, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. On January 5th, Georgia will hold a run-off election, which will determine which party holds power in the Senate.
In less than a month, President-Elect Biden will take over the economic recovery of our nation and begin managing the COVID-19 crisis. In order to implement many of his most ambitious plans, Biden will need the Senate’s support. In today’s political climate, this means Biden will need a Democratic majority in the Senate including both Warncok and Ossoff. Read more...
City Council’s new Progressive Caucus includes 9 HTC-backed members
United around housing, economic development, labor, and civil rights issues, 12 members of City Council have formed a new voting bloc they are calling the Progressive Caucus.
City challenges Tavern on the Green operators for name
The city's Department of Parks and Recreation has declared it will fight for ownership of the name Tavern on the Green, which was trademarked by the restaurant's current operators in 1981.
