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Members Celebrate the GRIWA Ratification
Not even monsoon-like rains could keep hundreds of members from packing a room at the Newark Hilton Penn Station on April 16 to celebrate the ratification of the new Greater Regional Industry Wide Contract, also known as the GRIWA.
It was a boisterous crowd and everyone was in a celebratory mood.
The meeting was opened by HTC General Counsel and Executive Vice President Richard Maroko, who explained in the simplest terms what the contract meant.
HTC, other unions use their political power to help workers
Throughout the city, unions, including the NY Hotel Trades Council, are using their political power in fights to better the conditions of their members and other working people.
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A Look Back at Our Union’s History
Along with many well known figures like Dr. Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks, there are many lesser known giants of the Civil Rights movement. One of them, Franklin McCain, passed away this week.
Why de Blasio’s the Candidate for Working Families
Throughout most of the last century, if you had a job at a manufacturing plant, it was hard work, but it also meant stability and opportunity. Whether you worked with steel, textiles, rubber or any of the industries that fueled America's economy, it meant you could have a house, a car and the ability to put food on the table for your family.
While many of those jobs no longer exist, their legacy of unionized work creating a pathway to the middle class lives on in the hotel industry. Hotel workers are the modern-day manufacturing plant worker.
Outer boroughs riding wave of new hotel development
According to the Wall Street Journal, about 19 new hotels are currently being built in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island, with dozens more in the planning stages.
Tavern sues City for extension of its time to vacate
The LeRoy family, the current operators of Tavern on the Green, are seeking to keep the restaurant open an additional 90 days beyond the December 31, 2009, end of their existing least term.
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...
HTC wins labor peace agreement with MoMA tower developer
Despite initial resistance, the NY Hotel Trades Council has secured a labor peace agreement with the project developer Hines on a planned 120-room hotel in a tower adjacent to the Museum of Modern Art.
Find alternative healthcare (GRIWA and Upstate casinos)
Updated December 23, 2020 4:30 PM
We have compiled this guide about the many alternative healthcare options that will be available to workers at GRIWA hotels and the upstate casinos should they lose coverage in the upcoming months.
We encourage you to review this guide to explore which plan will be best for you and your family should your coverage ultimately comes to an end. If you have any questions, or need assistance, you can contact us at (212) 245-8100 and select option #1. Read more...
