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Stay union: New app for travelers
UNITE HERE has recently launched a long awaited mobile app for travelers who want to support good, union hotel jobs in cities across North America.
Walmart workers across the country fight for respect
Over 500 workers at Walmart locations around the country walked out on a one-day strike on November 23, 2012, the day after Thanksgiving, traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year. On the same day there were hundreds of protests at other Walmart locations.
Michigan becomes a so called “right-to-work” state
HTC — January 06, 2013
Michigan, a state with 671,000 union members, became the 24th "right-to-work" state in the country when Rick Snyder signed two "right-to-work" bills into law at 5:19 pm and 5:21 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012.
Workers at IKEA Turkey fight to unionize
One of Turkey's largest unions, KOOP-İŞ, is protesting IKEA Turkey's "intimidation and dismissal of workers" and repeated refusal to grant union recognition.
HTC calls on Gov. Cuomo to support the NY DREAM Act
As a union that represents many immigrant New Yorkers, the Hotel Trades Council is proud to join the New York DREAM Coalition in calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to extend the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) to qualified students regardless of their immigration status.
Three years later Haiti still struggles to recover from earthquake
Three years after a tragic earthquake struck Haiti, the Hotel Trades Council remembers and mourns the estimated 250,000 people who lost their lives and the 300,000 people who were injured as a result of the horrific earthquake.
Dr. King’s fight for economic justice is far from over
For Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. the fight for civil rights and racial equality in America was inexorably tied to the fight for economic justice.
Hilton East Brunswick workers fight for their rights
In a strong show of unity, over 87% of the union-represented employees at the Hilton East Brunswick Hotel signed a petition last week asking their employer to immediately begin negotiating with the Union.
Asbestos project forces emergency union meetings at New Yorker Hotel
March 18, 2013
The health and safety of our members is the most important issue our Union deals with," Hotel Trades Council President Peter Ward told a packed arbitrator's office on March 13.
Trade Fair? More like Un-Fair!
Our members who live in Queens have likely seen workers protesting in front of Trade Fair Supermarkets for the past week.
