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HTC Members Take Paid Time Off to Vote

In November’s midterm elections, several thousand HTC members took advantage of a new tool in a growing number of our union contracts: paid time off to vote. Read more...

Members are not Required to Pay Union Dues While on an Extended Layoff

Many members have asked if they are responsible for paying union dues while laid off due to this crisis. The answer is no. In accordance with the HTC by-laws, if you are on an extended layoff for a period of two or more full consecutive calendar months, you are not required to pay union dues. Furthermore, the Union made the decision and has instructed employers NOT to deduct dues from your severance pay. Instead, you can have your membership suspended.

Here are the basics that you should understand about the impact of that decision on you and your union. Read more...

Union Victory in Puerto Rico

When members of Unite Here Local 610 in Puerto Rico entered into a contract fight with Hilton in June 2009, the life of their union was hanging by a thread.

The new contract that was ratified in February 2010 saved their union. It stopped decades of decline and concession bargaining. It significantly raised the members’ standard of living and greatly increased their power.

Key Contractual Protections During COVID-19

Summary of relevant job security provisions in our master contracts.

Peter Ward and Local 6 administration are re-elected

Local 6 Business Manager Peter Ward and the Local 6 administration were re-elected to office by acclamation at a Delegate Assembly meeting on September 10. Ward and his team will serve a three-year term in office.

President-Elect Biden: “the government should encourage the formation of unions”

On January 8, 2021 President-elect Joe Biden announced the nominations for the key members of his economic team, including leadership at the United States Department of Labor. The President-elect committed that under the Biden-Harris administration, our government will not only protect the rights of workers to organize, but actually encourage the formation of unions in an effort to help our economy recover and rebuild our nation’s middle class. Read more...

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The Guardian: Strikes erupt as US essential workers demand protection amid pandemic

May 22, 2020 12:30 PM

The coronavirus crisis has exacerbated abuses in non-union workplaces which were widespread even before the pandemic: low-pay, dangerous and unhealthy working conditions, no paid sick leave, and unaffordable or inadequate healthcare. In a courageous and difficult push, essential workers across the country have walked off the job on strike, refusing to tolerate the corporate indifference and in many cases, outright contempt for worker’s wellbeing. Read more...

Get Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

Starting January 18th, all households in the United States can order a set of 4 at-home COVID-19 tests at no cost to them through the United States Postal Service. The sets will be limited to one per household. Read more...

Find alternative healthcare

Updated December 23, 2020 3:24 PM

During this catastrophe, the federal government utterly failed the people they are supposed to serve and the toll has been more horrific even than most American wars.

Our Union, however, has moved mountains to win extraordinary protections and special benefits to assist the workers we represent to get through this emergency. The most important example has been the Union’s success in persuading and compelling a devastated industry to continue to fund healthcare coverage for most of the 40,000 workers we represent (most of whom are laid off) over a period of many additional months.

We have compiled this guide about the many alternative healthcare options that will be available to you should you lose coverage in the upcoming months. Read more...