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Se Anuncian Los Premios Del Concurso De Escritura De La Unión

El Concurso de redacción anual de la Unión para los estudiantes de secundaria ha crecido enormemente en popularidad desde que se inició en el 2002.

Union’s 2014 Writing Contest Offers Cash Prizes to High School Students

The Union has announced that the 2014 Writing Contest for high school students is now underway.

Boathouse management’s faulty arithmetic and logic

97 out of 140 permanent Boathouse employees (69%) have voted for the union, with their feet, by picketing the restaurant. That includes 37 permanent workers who were illegally (i.e., temporarily) fired, whom the National Labor Relations Board intends to reinstate, and 60 more permanent employees who walked off the job in solidarity with their fired co-workers.

Let’s Look at the Issues

The average American family today carries three times the debt load that the average American family carried 20 years ago.

The Story Behind the GRIWA

When HTC’s jurisdiction was expanded in 2010, it inherited hotels with weak contracts, low wages and benefits, and workers who were not impressed by the union representation they were receiving. After several difficult contract fights to improve upon these poor conditions, HTC set out with a plan to imitate the success that HTC has achieved in New York City by organizing more hotels to expand union density and by establishing a new master contract for the region similar to the IWA in New York City.

Union wins contract extension for Americana Inn, Avalon, Shoreham, and Life Hotel

May 14, 2020 5:12 PM

The New York City hotel industry has been hit extremely hard by the coronavirus crisis. At a time when hotels would normally be at 90% occupancy, New York City hotels are reporting just over 40%. Despite the lack of revenue and uncertain timeline for re-opening tourism in the City, on May 12, 2020, Union leadership won an extension to the Division A Contract for over 120 employees at the Americana Inn, Avalon, Shoreham, and the Life Hotel.

Union Wins Contract Extension for Americana Inn, Avalon, Shoreham, and Life Hotel

May 14, 2020 5:12 PM

The New York City hotel industry has been hit extremely hard by the coronavirus crisis. At a time when hotels would normally be at 90% occupancy, New York City hotels are reporting just over 40%. Despite the lack of revenue and uncertain timeline for re-opening tourism in the City, on May 12, 2020, Union leadership won an extension to the Division A Contract for over 120 employees at the Americana Inn, Avalon, Shoreham, and the Life Hotel.

Let’s Look At the Issues

Well, that didn’t take long. Two weeks ago this column mentioned the deep disappointment many are feeling over the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in June that pretty much took the teeth out of the Voting Rights Act, a federal law passed in 1965 that protected the rights of all citizens to vote.

Meet Dr. David Jacobson, New Benefit Funds CEO

I’d like to thank the Board of Trustees for giving me the privilege of serving hotel industry employees and their families in the capacity of Chief Executive Officer of the Benefit Funds. For the benefit of those who don’t know me, I’d like to tell you a little about myself.

Unions have done much to support victims of Haiti earthquake

The earthquake in Haiti is one of the greatest tragedies many of us can remember. With a death toll estimated as high as 200,000, it is almost impossible for anyone from that country to not know one or more people who died.