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A Letter from HTC President Rich Maroko
Six new business agents. A mobile app for contract enforcement. The debut of the “electronic business agent.” A new Midtown Health Center. An expansion of the Queens Health Center. Access to CityMD. 65 New Union Contracts. Brand-New Child Care and Housing Funds. The largest wage increases in any renewal contract in our Union’s history.
In early 2023, I laid out a bold plan for the future of our Union. Ever since, we’ve been hard at work, taking our Union from one of the best in the country to the next level. Read more...
A New Year’s Message from HTC President Rich Maroko
By HTC President Rich Maroko
Happy New Year. I hope that this message finds you and your loved ones healthy and doing well. As we end this incredibly difficult year and enter 2021, I wanted to give you all a sense of what I expect for our Union in the year ahead. Read more...
A Letter from HTC President Rich Maroko
In July 2026, our union’s Industry-Wide Agreement in NYC is set to expire after more than a decade. Our union has been preparing and setting the stage for these negotiations for years. And while we are still many months away from the start of negotiations, we need to start mobilizing our members now. Read more...
Peter Ward and the Local 6 Administration Are Re-Elected
Local 6 Business Manager Peter Ward and the Local 6 administration were re-elected to office by acclamation at a Delegate Assembly meeting on September 15. Ward and his team will serve a three-year term in office.
Elected officials and 1,500 members rally for Boathouse workers
On April 21st, more than 1,500 HTC members, and an impressive list of important elected officials came out to the rally to support the Boathouse workers.
Farewell, Retirees!
Celebrating Our Retirees!
An In-Depth Look at the Career of HTC’s New President, Rich Maroko
August 12, 2020 4:04 PM
By Former President Peter Ward
When I announced to the General Officers and Executive Boards of HTC and Local 6 and the Local 6 Delegate Assembly that I had decided to retire, I recommended that Rich Maroko be appointed to fill my vacant offices. I explained to them the many reasons why I believed Rich’s appointment would be good for our Union.
The purpose of this report is to provide you with the same detailed description of Rich’s biography and career with HTC and Local 6. Most of you who know him, know how hard-fighting and smart he is and how much he cares about our members, but I think it is accurate to assume that you do not have as complete a knowledge of his many accomplishments on behalf of our Union as I have. Read more...
For immediate release: Rallies begin today in front of Hilton hotels in San Juan
Hundreds of hotel workers of the Caribe Hilton, Condado Plaza and the El San Juan hotels will be holding a series of protests and marches December 17, 18 and 19.
HTC, Local 6 and UNITE HERE Join in Relief Effort in Puerto Rico
After Hurricane Maria rampaged across Puerto Rico on September 20, leaving an unimaginable trail of destruction, HTC, Local 6 and UNITE HERE joined in a relief effort to assist members of the hotel union there, Local 610.
NJ and Upstate delegates spend the day in NYC
95 of our newer delegates from New Jersey and the capital region of New York saw firsthand some of HTC's impressive accomplishments during a day in NYC. They and their coworkers are among the more than 2,500 hotel and gaming workers the Hotel Trades Council now represents in those regions.
