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Social Security, Medicare Trustees Issue Their 2015 Report
Earlier this year, all participants in the Hotel Trades Council’s pension fund received in their home mails an annual report of funding status from the pension fund’s trustees. In fact, all U.S. workers who participate in a pension fund can expect to receive this report from its trustees each year because it is required by law.
Social Security, Medicare Trustees Issue Their 2014 Report
Earlier this year, all participants in the Hotel Trades Council’s pension fund received in their home mails an annual report of funding status from the pension fund’s trustees. In fact, all U.S. workers who participate in a pension fund can expect to receive this report from its trustees each year because it is required by law.
Marriott Marquis and Marriott Downtown Workers Seize a Second Chance To Join HTC
Marriott has waged a very sophisticated and expensive avoidance strategy at its two non-union hotels in New York City: the New York Marriott Marquis, its flagship hotel in Times Square, and the Marriott Downtown, located on Albany and West Streets in lower Manhattan. The cornerstone of Marriott’s union avoidance strategy was doing a masterful job tricking the workers into believing that they had the same rights and job protections that HTC members have under our contract. Read more...
Kathy Hochul, Our Choice for NY Governor
Our Union is proud to endorse New York Governor Kathy Hochul in her 2022 bid for Governor. In just a few months of her brief time as Governor, Hochul has stood out as a leader who is willing to listen to New Yorkers, find sensible solutions, and then execute them at lightning speed. Read more...
HTC advocates for hospitality workers to be vaccinated early
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two vaccines for emergency use to prevent COVID-19, the first from Pfizer-BioNTech and the second from Moderna. The COVID-19 vaccine will protect individuals from getting sick from this deadly virus and will undoubtedly aid in the economic recovery of our region’s hospitality and gaming industries.
HTC President Rich Maroko has been urging both New York and New Jersey to prioritize hospitality workers in each state’s vaccine distribution plans. Read more...
New Agreement Reached to Extend the Industry-Wide Contract
Last June, the Union and the Hotel Association reached a tentative deal that would extend our Industry Wide Agreement, or “IWA,” to 2024.
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.
