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3,000 HTC-represented casino workers return to work, many to even better jobs than before
October 8, 2020 1:55 PM
In early September, after nearly six months of being shuttered due to COVID-19, New York Governor Cuomo permitted the state’s casinos to reopen at 25% capacity and 3,000 unionized casino workers returned to work.
While non-union hotel and gaming workers across the country face hazardous working conditions amidst COVID-19, HTC-represented casino workers are in the very rare position where their protections on the job have gotten stronger and their wages and benefits have improved during the pandemic. Read more...
HTC Wins a Contract at the Beekman Hotel
On September 19th, 2017, the employees at the Beekman Hotel unanimously voted to ratify their contact. They are now covered by the Industry Wide Agreement, which covers nearly 35,000 hotel employees across NYC.
The DNC Belongs in NYC!
Watch our Union’s ad inviting the Democratic National Convention to New York in 2024! Read more...
Top Flu Shot Fears Discredited
Each year fears, rumors and old wives’ tales keep more than half the people in the U.S. from protecting themselves from the flu. But the truth is this: There’s no better way to avoid getting the flu than to get the annual vaccine.
The Future of Medicare Is on the Line in Budget/Debt Battle in Washington
While Democrats and Republicans have continued to battle in Washington over the federal budget and the so-called debt ceiling, leading to a shutdown of the federal government, conservatives are using the fight as an opportunity to try to include what they call “entitlement reform” in the discussion.
Stay union: New app for travelers
UNITE HERE has recently launched a long awaited mobile app for travelers who want to support good, union hotel jobs in cities across North America.
Know Your Benefits: What to Know About Your Benefits When You Are Traveling Abroad
Are you planning to travel to a foreign country? Although you don’t plan on getting sick or having an accident, especially when you are on vacation, you will want to be prepared just in case.
Resorts World Catskills Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify Their New Contract!
April 15, 2020 6:00PM
On Monday, March 30th, the workers at Resorts World Catskills ratified their second HTC contract through an online secret ballot vote. An overwhelming majority of 98% voted in favor or the agreement.
Negotiated before the Coronavirus outbreak, Resorts World Catskills signed onto the Greater Industry Wide Agreement (GRIWA), our union’s landmark master contract for upstate New York, Northern New Jersey and the suburbs of New York City. The GRIWA provides much needed security to the workers at Resorts World Catskills during this extremely difficult time in our country, securing rights, wages and benefits until March 31, 2023.
HTC Wins Contract For Candlewood Suites Nanuet Employees
HTC has won a contract for the Front Desk, Housekeeping, Driver and Maintenance employees at the Candlewood Suites Nanuet. Union employees are now covered by the Greater Regional Industry Wide Agreement and has also agreed to the successor GRIWA negotiated by the Union.
