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Understanding COBRA Continuation Coverage
As most of you know, Hotel Trades Council members and their eligible family members are able to continue their health coverage through a group plan in the event they have lost their regular employer-sponsored coverage.
Pension Increase for 27,000 HTC Members on January 1st!
In fact, we are sure that this will be a very happy new year for many Hotel Trades Council members who are thinking of retiring in the near future, as well as for all others who are thinking more long term. The Board of Trustees of the Industry-Wide Agreement Pension Fund has voted to enact what is by far the largest pension increase in the 80-year history of our union. This is particularly impressive when one realizes the HTC pension is already the largest pension anywhere in the hotel industry.
THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN!
The American Rescue Plan is more than a relief bill. It is a comprehensive plan to rebuild our economy and it is the largest investment by the federal government in working people in our nation’s history. In short, it is the lifeline we desperately needed. To read about the highlights of this historic $1.9 trillion plan, click here.
Workers at the TWA Hotel Vote 128 to 0 to Ratify First Union Contract
July 15, 2020 7:18 PM
On June 17th, 2020, workers at the TWA Hotel unanimously voted to ratify their first union contract by a resounding 128 YES to 0 NO. The contract victory comes less than one year after TWA workers first won HTC representation through a card check neutrality agreement—an agreement that made sure the workers at TWA could choose to join our Union easily and without fear. Now, the TWA Hotel is signed onto the Union’s Industry Wide Agreement (“IWA”), the master contract that HTC members have fought to defend and improve over the past 80 years. The new contract includes immediate wage increases averaging $5.10/hour, free family health benefits, safety protections during the Coronavirus, and a long list of additional rights. Read more...
On the Ballot: The Survival of the American Labor Movement
October 27, 2020 10:59 AM
Many Americans understand that a vote for the President is, in effect, a vote on the future of the U.S. Supreme Court, whose rulings will affect our civil liberties and rights for years to come. But Supreme Court Justices are not the only presidential appointees that have significant power over the lives of the American people. A group of lesser known presidential appointees that are effectively “on the ballot” each election are those to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). These appointees are responsible for protecting the rights of American workers to organize, join a union, and collectively bargain over their wages, benefits, and working conditions.
As working people cast their ballots this election, they will be voting on the very survival of the American labor movement.
Boston Hyatt fires 100 housekeepers; Governor calls for boycott
Hyatt Hotel Corporation fired 100 non-union housekeepers at three Boston-area hotels and subcontracted their jobs to workers from a Georgia-based staffing agency.
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...
Judge rules Tavern on the Green can auction assets
A ruling by a U.S. bankruptcy judge cleared the way for the auction of Tavern on the Green assets scheduled for January 13, 14, and 15, 2010.
Paid sick leave comes to New York City
After July 30, New York City employees working for a company with at least five employees will have access to earned sick time.
