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NY Times honors HTC member Kamal Ahmed
May 20, 2020 6:15 PM
We are very sad to acknowledge the passing of HTC member Kamal Ahmed. As the longtime leader of the Bangladesh Society of NY, Kamal will be remembered for creating "a sense of belonging" for fellow Bangladeshi immigrants. Kamal was a proud union member of 40 years, having worked first as a busboy and later a banquet worker at the Millennium Hilton One UN Plaza.
Kamal’s obituary is part of a New York Times series titled “Those We’ve Lost,” which aims to put names and faces to the growing numbers of those passing away during the current pandemic. Click here to read the full article on the New York Times website.
Sadly, Kamal is one of a number of members who have lost their lives during this difficult time. To read tributes remembering and celebrating the lives of our fellow Union members, click here.
Muslim worker in Disneyland hotel files discrimination claim
Both the New York Times and msnbc.com recently carried pieces discussing the dramatic increase in the number of workplace discrimination cases filed by Muslim workers. In examining this development, both made specific reference to California hotel worker Imane Boudlal's dispute with the management of her Disneyland hotel.
HTC at the People’s Climate March
Hotel Trades Council members and staff joined over 300,000 people at the People's Climate March on Sunday September 21st. The historic March drew an impressively diverse crowd.
Walkathon Benefits Coalition for the Homeless
The 28th annual Hotel Workers Walkathon, held on Sunday, September 29, drew hundreds of participants to raise money for the Coalition for the Homeless. It was a great day for all, as members and their families gathered at the Roosevelt Hotel for a complimentary breakfast to kick off the event. As always, it was a fun-filled effort to benefit a worthy cause: The New York City Coalition for the Homeless.
253-room Andaz Wall Street to open January 18
The Andaz Wall Street Hotel is set to open January 18, 2010, and when it does, it will become the only hotel currently operating on Wall Street.
Staybridge Suites to open in May in Hell’s Kitchen
The 310-room Staybridge Suites extended stay, all-suite hotel is expected to open this May on West 44th Street at Ninth Avenue.
Dr. Robert Greenspan Is Retiring as Benefit Funds CEO; Dr. David Jacobson Is Replacing Him
“I believe I have one of the best jobs in all of New York,” Greenspan said, in a letter to the Funds Trustees, notifying them on his intention to retire. “I recognize the good fortune I have had to work in an organization that continually exhibits that it cares about quality and commitment.”S.E.C. enacts toothless “cosmetic” rules on executive pay
The near collapse of the U.S. economy badly hurt workers and their families. During and throughout this period, Wall Street executives and their counterparts at big banks continued to receive compensation so large that "ordinary people" can only shake their heads in disbelief and disgust. According to an article in the New York Times, stockholders must now be permitted to vote on the compensation of executives at publicly traded companies at least once every three years.
Jackpot! Racino workers see their wages double in first contract
History was made this week when Hotel Trades Council members employed at the Resorts World racino in Queens saw their wages hiked almost 100 percent. The nearly 1,400 workers now have a contract and, with the stroke of an arbitrator’s pen, they saw their earnings rise to a level that brings them into the middle class. It was a story so compelling, it received extensive coverage in New York City’s two biggest newspapers, both of which described the turn of events as “hitting the jackpot.”
