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Changes in store for Sheraton Manhattan
The 665-room Sheraton Manhattan, a Hotel Trades Council hotel, is undergoing significant changes.
Historic telegrams found at union
Recently, a union staff member discovered four historic telegrams, dating back to March 1965, documenting our union's early involvement in the civil rights movement. The telegrams were sent by our union at the request of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. after the murder, in Selma, Alabama, of Rev. James Reeb by a racist white mob.
Unite Here rallies support for housekeepers fired by Hyatt
Despite their firings from three Boston Hyatts at the end of August 2009, the almost 100 housekeepers who lost their jobs and their means of support have not been forgotten.
NFL Players Association shows support for nonunion hotel workers fighting for union representation
In advance of next year's NFL Scouting Combine, the Players Association has sent letters to the Westin Indianapolis, the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, and the Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites, expressing concern about the hotels' treatment of workers seeking to win union representation and their failure to pay the workers wages comparable to those in other cities.
Building Trades supports Kingsbridge redevelopment after winning 1000 union jobs
The Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York announced its support of the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment October 23 after winning a guarantee from the developers that the 1,000 construction jobs the project will create will be union jobs.
Crystal Lee Sutton, union organizer who inspired Oscar-winning film Norma Rae, dies at 68
Crystal Lee Sutton, a fierce union activist and defender of working people whose own story inspired the Oscar award-winning film Norma Rae died September 11 at age 68 from brain cancer.
HTC members: “most sought-after ground troops in any campaign”
The political prowess and hard work of Hotel Trades Council members continue to be recognized at high levels of the city's and state's government.
The Little Rock Nine
A few pivotal moments enter history marked with an intensity and a vividness passing years do not diminish. One such event was the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
In 1954, the landmark Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education mandated the integration of racially segregated schools. Three years later, Central High School remained rigidly segregated. On September 4, 1957, however, nine black students were to attend classes there for the first time.
