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Arbitrator Issues Adverse Decision on Starting Wage Rate

The Arbitrator ruled that the hotel industry can pay the starting wage rate to union workers who take new jobs without having worked 12 of the last 24 months. Read more...

Hundreds of Members Attend Union’s Political Information Sessions

Many members have been volunteering their time helping our Union with various activities to keep us strong. These activities have included canvassing, leafleting during political campaigns, phone banking and other tasks, and all of them are important to our Union as a whole.

Let’s Look at the Issues

Many years ago that wonderful blues artist Billie Holiday sang the words, “Them that’s got shall get, them that’s not shall lose, so the Bible says and it still is news.” Well, 70 years later it really is still news. The latest U.S. Census report has confirmed that the rich in the U.S. are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. Making matters worse, the report also reveals that it isn’t just the poor who are getting poorer, the middle class is getting poorer, too. The number of people in the middle class is declining and the amount of money earned by members of the middle class is waning as well.

“Union YES!” at the Evelyn Hotel – HTC Wins with 100% of the Vote

On August 24, the workers at the Evelyn Hotel, on 27th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue, voted by a uniquely sizable majority to obtain the right to negotiate, and be represented by the Hotel Trades Council.

Tributes

We remember our Union brothers and sisters who have passed away, their hard work, and inspiring spirits. Read more...

Paladino campaign chairman says Paladino e-mailed “‘some regrettable material’”

In the immediate aftermath of information seemingly tying gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino to emails that were racist and sexually explicit, his campaign manager acknowledged Paladino had sent "'e-mails with some regrettable material'" and "'t's behavior that Carl regrets.'"

Zackery Sandstrom, Metropolitan Club

We are saddened by the loss of Zachery Sandstrom, a bartender at the Metropolitan Club for over 18 years. Known by many as simply “Zac,” he was a loving father, grandfather and husband. Zac was a native of Chadron, Nebraska, who moved to New York as a young man, who eventually became a beloved figure at the Metropolitan Club where he was known as the “glue” that held people together, leaving a lasting impression on his coworkers and the members at the Club.

His friend and coworker, club waiter Jose Collado, recalls that Zac knew every single member no matter where they were from. “He was loved by everyone at the Club,” said Jose. “To be a good bartender, you have to have a good memory, know a lot of stories and be a skill conversationalist, so Zac was very good at his job. Members would come in and saying, ‘I want a martini, but I want Zac to make it.’”

Read Zac's full tribute here.

Turning the clock backwards on workers safety

It was one hundred years ago this year that 146 workers lost their lives within minutes at the Triangle Factory Fire. The tragic events of Saturday, March 25, 1911, were remembered with special feeling this year.

Wall Street Journal says HTC’s Membership Packs a Powerful Punch in Politics

On June 27, the Wall Street Journal published an interesting article by reporter Andrew Grossman arguing that our union “punches above its weight” in the political arena.

Feed the front lines: sLICe Astoria and DJ Camilo donate pizza to Queens Health Center staff

May 21, 2020 6:34 PM

Employees at the Queens Health Center were surprised on May 7 by a big delivery. 25 pizzas rolled through the doors, courtesy of Queens native and radio host on Hot 97, DJ Camilo and Danny from sLICe Astoria. DJ Camilo and Danny dropped by the Health Center to share their appreciation for healthcare workers during the pandemic, and donated the pizzas as part of the #feedthefrontlines campaign.