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A hotel boom grows in Brooklyn
The New York Times recently reported that Brooklyn is experiencing a boom in new hotel development, with an estimated 40 hotels currently being constructed or planned.
Peter Ward and 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 10. Ward and his team will serve a three-year term in office.
Women sue non-union Standard Hotel for discrimination
Two female former cocktail servers have sued the non-union Standard Hotel for gender discrimination. The suit alleges that the two women, both of whom are about 5-foot-4, did not meet the Standard's new standard for cocktail waitresses, i.e., "women who appear to be willowy, svelte and statuesque runway models " The fired cocktail servers sued the hotel due to the gender specific nature of this new policy.
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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.
New hotel activity continues in Manhattan
New hotel construction remains lively across the city, with international companies opening their first properties here and previously stalled projects resuming.
U.S. working class hit hardest by falling wages, unemployment
Recent articles in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times discuss the falling wages and increasing unemployment that continue to plague the American workforce even as some sections of the economy and other nations' economies recover from the recent recession. àWorkers are still suffering from the economic implosion despite the fact that corporate profits "have more than recovered, rising 12% since late 2007." The main cause of this "jobless recovery" is the basic structure of the American economy ââ¬â one where employers function with few restraints. ÃÂ
Japanese “no frills” hotel to break ground in Queens
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Japan-based Toyoko Inn Co. is set on bringing its own brand of no-frills, economy hotels to the United States, starting with New York City.
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.
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...
