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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.
Labor unrest in China
The New York Times, Associated Press and China Daily recently reported that workers in four Chinese Honda plants walked off the job in May in an organized effort to demand democratic union representation and an immediate increase in wages.
Our Union's 2021 Highlights!
Take a look at our Union's biggest highlights of 2021!
Farewell, Retirees!
Celebrating Our Retirees!
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...
Celebrating Union Power! Photos from Our 2022 Labor Day Parades
Typically, when HTC members devote their non-working hours to Union activity, it’s to build power by knocking on doors for our friends in politics or by phone banking to support a good cause. But last weekend, HTC members turned out by the hundreds simply to celebrate!
On September 9th and 10th, HTC participated in both New Jersey’s and New York City’s annual Labor Day Parades, marching and chanting alongside family and friends. Read more...
Remembering Ernie Peters, 1935-2020
May 29, 2020 2:00 PM
The union was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Ernie Peters, a longtime HTC Regional Director and a Local 6 Business Agent and Vice President. Peters passed away on May 26. He was 85 years old and had been a member of our union for 68 years.
Throughout his long tenure at our union Peters was a strong representative of our members and a fierce enforcer of the contract. He was well respected by members and management alike. Read more...
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...
The GRIWA is Expiring: What to Expect
On March 31, 2023, the current Greater Regional Industry Wide Agreement (the “GRIWA”) will expire. Read more...
