266 Search Results for "hotel industry"

Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage Continues

As we reported briefly in last week’s edition, hundreds of members of our Union turned out at a May 7 rally to raise the minimum wage. The featured speaker at the Union Square rally was Governor Andrew Cuomo, and he did not mince words in saying that New York’s working poor deserve a raise. Cuomo’s remarks were not political rhetoric. He backed them up with executive action.

Let’s Look at the Issues

Here are Hotel Trades Council President Peter Ward’s remarks welcoming union members and labor leaders who attended.

Q&A: Free COBRA coverage

Our Union has put together this article to answer the most common questions about free COBRA. Read more...

Update: Senate passes $2 trillion stimulus plan; bill moves to the House for a vote

March 25, 2020 7:30 PM

The $2 trillion dollar stimulus bill will now move to the House, which is expected to take up the bill and pass it on Friday. At that point it will be sent to the President for his signature. Once it is signed it will become law.

Union Endorses Mayor de Blasio

The union endorsed Mayor Bill de Blasio for reelection before an enthusiastic crowd of members assembled in Gertrude Lane Auditorium on May 10.

First 3 days of negotiations in Puerto Rico

Three days of extremely slow and contentious contract negotiations between the Union and Hilton have yielded some significant progress, but have also made clear that the road to a final agreement will be very difficult.

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Remarks at the Groundbreaking of the New Brooklyn Health Center

The following is a partial transcript of the remarks delivered on March 19 by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Health Center in Brooklyn.

Our choice for President

It shouldn't surprise anyone that our Union supports the re-election of Barack Obama. He was elected President in 2008 with massive support from unions.

This Year's Union Scholarship Awards

They want to be researchers, social workers, lawyers, teachers and doctors. They will be going to schools like CUNY's legendary Macaulay Honors College, Stony Brook, Harvard, Tulane, St. John's, and Stanford. They have been active in their communities and they have performed good works like volunteering at nursing homes and delivering Meals on Wheels. They are the Union's 2021 scholarship winners, and they are an impressive group of promising students representing hope for the future for all of us. Read more...

College Scholarships Awarded to 22 High School Seniors

July 7, 2020 3:17 PM

There haven't been many good news items in 2020, with the COVID-19 crisis leaving so many of our union's members out of work, but the annual scholarship awards for this year can give all of us hope for the future. A total of $264,000 has been awarded to 22 promising students who are children of our union's members. Congratulations to these scholars and to their parents!