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Non-union hotel development in Williamsburg

The Daily News recently reported that the Condor opened at 56 Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn's Williamsburg.

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. 

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.

Mildred Grossman Photo Exhibit

Mildred Grossman was an award-winning photographer, a teacher and an active member of the New York City Teachers' Union in the 1940s. Her work was part of a collection that has been hailed as the most successful exhibition of photography ever assembled. "The Family of Man," which included two of Grossman's photographs, debuted at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in January 1955, circulated internationally for eight years, and then sold more than 4 million copies in book form.

Not Registered to Vote? Here’s How

Those who are unhappy with the election results that occur this week in New York and across the U.S. have no reason to complain if they didn’t vote. We should add that failure to be registered is not a valid excuse for not voting. That’s because it is so easy to register.

LeRoys lost Tavern deal, despite highest bid

According to Annie Karni in the New York Post, financial documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Law show that the LeRoy family, who had operated Tavern on the Green since 1974, submitted the highest proposed fee payment to the city as part of its bid to operate the famed restaurant for the next 20-year contractual term.

Union Thanks Many for Attending City Council Hearing

The January 20 New York City Council hearing on the law prohibiting illegal hotels and illegal apartment rentals drew a tremendous crowd that included members of community coalitions, affordable housing advocates, Share Better, and concerned citizens who came on their own, as well as hundreds of members of our Union.

Corey Johnson, Our Choice for NYC Comptroller

Among elected officials, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson has been one of staunchest allies of working people and our Union throughout his career in the City Council. His loyalty to the members of our Union and dedication to serving working people makes him the obvious choice for NYC Comptroller. Read more...

Members Travel to Albany to Lobby Legislators

Almost 200 members journeyed to Albany on March 10, as part of the Share Better coalition, to lobby legislators. The members—and others—split into groups and met with more than 50 members of the New York State Assembly and Senate to express concerns about illegal hotels, illegal apartment rentals and Airbnb, the company whose web service helps enables these violations of the law.

HTC President Peter Ward Interviewed on BuildingNY TV Program

HTC President Peter Ward appeared on Building NY, a CUNY TV program focusing on real estate in New York. In the interview, Mr. Ward touches on everything from his personal history, his rise through the union, and some of HTC's amazing history. Though available online, the program will appear on CUNY TV on Monday, July 1st at 10:30am, 4:30pm, and 10:30pm