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Women’s Health Week Photo Album
The outstanding turnout at the Health and Dental Centers at this year’s Women’s Health Week is another encouraging sign that more and more members are taking care of themselves and their families.
Services Available
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION. Mondays and Fridays, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 707 Eighth Avenue, fourth floor. Phone (212) 245-8100. Free consultation. Members may also visit the offices of Kelman, Winston & Vallone, which are located at 2 Rector Street, Suite 2102, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., no appointments required. Phone: 212-966-3730.
Members: Make Sure Your Info Is Current
Is the beneficiary information for your life insurance and 401 (k) plan up to date? Life insurance and a voluntary 401 (k) plan are among the benefits enjoyed by actively employed members of our Union. But to ensure that you take care of the people you love and want to remember you have to make sure that the designation of your insurance and 401 (k) beneficiaries is up to date.
Let’s look at the issues
As a follow up to the Hotel Voice editorial of two weeks ago that criticized those members of Congress who are not acting on the important issue of immigration reform, we’d like to explain the benefits of fixing our country’s broken immigration system.
Union Wins Back Pay at Warwick Hotel
A small group of servers at the Warwick Hotel’s restaurants found some unexpected holiday spending money in November when the Union obtained back pay for them.
Next Year’s Social Security Increase Is Lowest Ever
Under the Social Security program beneficiaries receive an annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) that is supposed to keep pace with price increases. Next year’s increase will be 1.5% (or about $19 a month), and it is the lowest COLA in history. This prompted Edward F. Coyle, the executive director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, to say, “I hope this news about next year’s Social Security COLA will cause politicians in Washington to reconsider their support for reducing this annual adjustment.
Clarion Empire Meadowlands Workers Ratify Their First HTC Contract!
Jubilant workers at the Clarion Empire Meadowlands Hotel in Secaucus, New Jersey unanimously ratified their first Hotel Trades Council contract on Thursday, November 21st. It is by far the best contract ever won for the workers at the Clarion, who were previously represented by the now defunct Local 96.
Aching Dogs Theater: Theater Industry Likes What It Saw
They are still talking about the last production staged by Aching Dogs Theater, the Hotel Trades Council’s program for members who are actors, writers and directors. The purpose of the program is to give these members of our Union a chance to meet with their peers, rehearse scenes, try out new material and, once or twice a year, present their work on stage before a live audience.
Basketball Season Has Begun
Hotel Voice — December 16, 2013
The Hotel Employees Basketball League’s 2013-14 season got off to a great start this week with three games, one of which was a rematch of last year’s title contest.
Let’s look at the issues
The array of world leaders that journeyed to South Africa this week was a great tribute to Nelson Mandela. The biggest tribute of all, however, would be if these same world leaders learned to exercise the same ideals that Mandela did. He was a man of peace. He was a symbol of hope. He was the definition of reconciliation.
