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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...
Get tested for COVID-19
May 6, 2020 4:00 PM
Hotel workers and other essential workers in New York State can make an appointment to be tested for COVID-19 at one of the Department of Health’s drive through or walk-in testing sites by calling the state’s COVID-19 hotline at 1-888-364-3065 or online.
Local 2 members walkout at Hyatt Regency, San Francisco
As reported in the San Francisco Bay Guardian, about 400 Hyatt Regency workers represented by Unite Here Local 2 staged a three-day strike last week to pressure Hyatt hotels to negotiate a fair contract, stop unilaterally increasing workloads, and lower health care costs.
Senate finally confirms two NLRB nominees
According to the Associated Press, the Senate confirmed President Obama's nominations to the National Labor Relations Board of union-side labor lawyer Mark Pearce and Brian Hayes, Republican Labor Policy Director of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
COBRA Qualifying Events
While this issue of Hotel Voice explains the choice members and/or their families have when health coverage through employment is lost, it is also a good time to review the events that may qualify them for COBRA. Here is a list of those events.
Members Applaud Seniors’ Days 2016
Seniors’ Days 2016 was well attended and well appreciated by the hundreds of retired members and those nearing retirement who participated in the event.
Q&A: Free COBRA coverage
Our Union has put together this article to answer the most common questions about free COBRA. Read more...
BREAKING NEWS: After HTC’s Advocacy, Gov. Cuomo Expands Vaccine Eligibility for Hotel Workers in New York
After months of advocacy by HTC President Rich Maroko and our political team, New York Governor Cuomo announced this afternoon that New York State will expand the current vaccine eligibility to include hotel workers. The order enables local health departments to include hotel workers in their vaccination programs, and the next step is for New York City’s health department to do so.
HTC is now communicating with New York City officials to advocate for vaccines to be made available to hotel workers as soon as possible.
