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The September 8th Labor Rally for Cuomo, Hochul and Espaillat
As we reported last week, a rally for Andrew Cuomo, Katchy Hochul and Adriano Espaillat was held in our Union’s auditorium on September 8, the day before New York’s Primary Day.
Come support Boathouse workers at rally in Central Park on April 21
The Union is holding a rally outside the Boathouse restaurant. Union members are urged to participate. We intend to support the Boathouse workers and we are confident that our membership will respond strongly to assist in this effort. The rally will be held at 4:30pm on April 21.
Over 250 HTC members attend BUNY rally for union jobs and safer working conditions
Over 250 HTC members turned out at Borough Hall to rally for union jobs and safer working conditions. HTC joined many other unions as a part of Build Up NYC to get the word out. Two workers have died at construction sites in Brooklyn in the last two months and union members came forward to say enough!
Union Displays People Power
The Hotel Trades Council once again showed its tremendous strength on recently, when members and staff traveled to Albany to join with affordable housing advocates to meet with elected officials in our state's capital.
Members Rally With Governor Cuomo and Bon Jovi to Raise the Minimum Wage
On Thursday June 11th, hundreds of HTC members were joined by dozens of activists from other unions and local community groups at the Hotel Trades Council’s Manhattan Headquarters for a rally to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers, organized by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
HTC’s Own Tsultrim Sangmo Speaks at Rally for City Council Candidate Amit Singh Bagga!
On May 1, 2021, over 60 HTC members celebrated International Workers Day by attending a rally for city council candidate, Amit Singh Bagga. Bagga is running for City Council District 26, which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City, Astoria, and Dutch Kills.
Tsultrim Sangmo, a room attendant at the Time hotel for 22 years and active Union member, gave one of the opening speeches at the event. Read more...
Hundreds of hotel workers rally against Hilton at Conrad Condado Plaza Hotel
San Juan's Ashford Avenue was closed off by police on Thursday, as hundreds of hotel workers chanted and marched in the street to protest Hilton's low wages, poor healthcare benefits, abusive managers, unsafe working conditions and violations of federal labor law.
HTC Rallies at City Hall with Build Up NYC
More than 100 of our members joined a rally at City Hall on April 1 to address important issues that are related to development.
HTC members join de Blasio in Albany to lobby for Universal Pre-K
Hundreds of HTC members attended Mayor Bill de Blasio's rally in Albany on Tuesday March 4th, to urge New York State legislators to vote in favor of de Blasio's plan for Universal Pre-K.
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.
