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Hotel Employees Basketball League News
The Hotel Employees Basketball League is providing exciting action each week! A perfect example is the game last week that featured a battle of the Hiltons—the Hilton New York vs. the Hilton Times Square. The game was a nail-biter throughout and ended with an almost unbelievable flourish. Kelvis Flandez capped off a 31-point night by drilling a buzzer beater from way behind the half court line, resulting in a 50-47 victory for the Hilton New York.
Husseini Adargo, Mandarin Oriental
Our brother Husseini Adargo, a steward at the Mandarin Oriental and proud Union member for 22 years, has passed away.
A devoted husband, father and grandfather, Husseini was the prefect definition of a family man. Ana, his wife of 25 years, remembers her husband as a loving and caring man. “He was the same man at work as he was at home,” she said. “We’re a very close-knit family and he loved to take time off to go to his grandchildren’s events. He so enjoyed attending everything they were involved in. He was very much a homebody and he loved to be with his family to celebrate holidays.”
Read the full tribute to Husseini here.
Meet the 2013 Vito J. Pitta Scholarship Winners
A few weeks ago, Hotel Voice provided the names of the 2013 recipients of the Vito J. Pitta scholarships. A total of 35 graduating high school seniors received $280,000 in college grant money this year, and the program overall has now awarded a total of $7,080,000 to 885 students since its inception.
Members Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify Contract Extension
On Thursday, June 4th HTC members voted, by an enormous majority, to approve a 7 year extension to the Industry Wide Agreement which will cover over 23,000 workers, securing an unprecedented 11 years of guaranteed wage increases and healthcare.
Celebrating Union Power! Photos from Our 2022 Labor Day Parades
Typically, when HTC members devote their non-working hours to Union activity, it’s to build power by knocking on doors for our friends in politics or by phone banking to support a good cause. But last weekend, HTC members turned out by the hundreds simply to celebrate!
On September 9th and 10th, HTC participated in both New Jersey’s and New York City’s annual Labor Day Parades, marching and chanting alongside family and friends. Read more...
A Special Report from HTC President Rich Maroko
For several months, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been bussing migrants to New York, Washington D.C., and Chicago by the thousands. The rapid and uncoordinated arrival of so many people has caused chaos at bus terminals, put a strain on public services, and added stress to those arriving to our country already scared, exhausted, and in desperate need of help. Read more...
HTC Members Head to Philly to Help Win High-Stakes Elections
HTC members are back out on the front lines in a swing state, knocking on doors to help elect pro-union Democratic candidates in Pennsylvania. On October 17th, 2022, thirteen HTC members, drove down to Philadelphia to join over 300 members of the international union UNITE HERE in canvassing for Senate candidate John Fetterman and Gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro. 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!
The 2021 Freedom Rides: HTC Marches with Thousands in Washington D.C. to Fight Voter Suppression
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the 1961 Freedom Rides, when a brave group of civil rights activists organized protests against segregation from Washington D.C. through the South, facing angry mobs and violence during their journey. Sixty years later, the fight for civil rights is far from over with an assault on the voting rights of Americans — specifically Black, Brown, and working class people—in full force in present day America. Read more...
