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Private sector union membership drops to 7.2%
Members of the NY Hotel Trades Council are among the rapidly shrinking group of unionized workers in the private sector, according to a recent report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Outgoing AFL-CIO president would accept fast elections in place of card check in EFCA
Too much pressure from business on the Democrats in Congress has caused former AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney to give up on a provision of the Employee Free Choice Act that would replace National Labor Relations Board elections with union authorization card counts.
Hyatt Times Square newly unionized
On June June 5, 2014 the workers at the Hyatt Times Square officially became members of the Hotel Trades Council. Room Attendant Lorena Garcia commented “I can’t tell you how thrilled I am about this. This is a great new hotel, and now that we all have the union, I know I will have stability at this job in the future.”
Former union coal miner looks to become new AFL-CIO president
AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka is running to become president of the AFL-CIO when current president John Sweeney retires in September.
Democratic Party Taking Action to Ban Its Consultants From Union-Busting
The Democratic Party is taking steps to ban its consulting partners from engaging in anti-union activity. This happened following backlash to the illegal involvement of consulting firm, Global Strategy Group (GSG) in the fight against workers unionizing at Amazon, Inc. Read more...
Coalition including HTC fights for living wage jobs at Kingsbridge Armory
A coalition of labor, religious, and local groups are fighting to insure that the Kingsbridge Armory project in the Bronx is "worker friendly."
Food for Thought: McDonalds Gives Budgeting Advice
As reported in a recent post on Slate’s Moneybox blog, McDonalds and Visa teamed up to create a ridiculous budget suggesting that low-wage workers can live a comfortable and a normal life with a salary of approximately $2,100 a month.
ITUC finds violence against unionists on the rise; 101 murdered in 2009
According to an annual survey conducted by the International Trade Union Confederation, 101 union organizers were murdered around the world in 2009 for their union activity.
More hotels open in Brooklyn hotel hub
Two more hotels opened in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn this summer. The Union Hotel, a 43-room property on Degraw Street between Third and Fourth Avenues, was the first of the two to open. The Fairfield Inn New York Brooklyn opened a month later; it is a Marriott property.
Winning the union at the Boathouse Restaurant
In a recent article, Juan Gonzalez of the New York Daily News reported on why Boathouse workers have been using recorders at work as protection against management's anti-union intimidation. Recorded threats, bribes, retaliatory actions, and more have provided evidence supporting the long list of unfair labor practice charges the Hotel Trades Council has filed against restaurant operator Dean Poll and his managers on behalf of the workers.
