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Hyatt Times Square newly unionized
On June June 5, 2014 the workers at the Hyatt Times Square officially became members of the Hotel Trades Council. Room Attendant Lorena Garcia commented “I can’t tell you how thrilled I am about this. This is a great new hotel, and now that we all have the union, I know I will have stability at this job in the future.”
Members Vote Overwhelmingly for Dues Increase
On Thursday, July 24 HTC members voted, by an overwhelming majority to approve an increase in union dues. More than 6,500 members voted at seven different locations to approve this dues increase. In the final count, 89.9 percent of those who voted approved the dues increase—a remarkable demonstration of the memberships’ commitment to keep the union strong and to organize the non-union hotel industry.
Members Vote To Raise Dues (Photos)
On Thursday, July 24 HTC members voted, by an overwhelming majority to approve an increase in union dues. More than 6,500 members voted at seven different locations to approve this dues increase.
Final Reminder: Kids Days Is August 13-15
As we reported in Hotel Voice two weeks ago, this Year’s Kids’ Days will take place on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, August 13, 14 and 15 at the Midtown, Harlem, Brooklyn and Queens Health Centers; and also—for dental visits only—at the Midtown Dental Center.
Paid sick leave comes to New York City
After July 30, New York City employees working for a company with at least five employees will have access to earned sick time.
Labor Board issues important ruling on franchising
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that McDonald’s can be held jointly liable for the wage and labor violations of its franchise operators. Franchising, a wide-spread business model in the fast food industry, and a rapidly growing business model in the hospitality industry, is a tool companies like McDonald’s can use to side-step the legal liability associated with violating U.S. labor law and to stymie employees’ attempts to unionize.
Obama to uphold labor rights in deals with federal contractors
President Obama is pressing forward with a series of actions intended to improve living and workplace standards for working Americans. The president is set to sign an order that may motivate federal contractors to more closely adhere to federal labor law.
COBRA Qualifying Events
While this issue of Hotel Voice explains the choice members and/or their families have when health coverage through employment is lost, it is also a good time to review the events that may qualify them for COBRA. Here is a list of those events.
Let’s Look at the Issues
James Brady died this week. For the last 30 years the former White House press secretary was the country’s most well known advocate for gun safety legislation. He had every reason to be. That’s because he himself was a victim of gun violence. He was critically injured in 1981 by a crazed gunman, John Hinckley Jr., who was trying to impress a woman he had never met, actress Jodie Foster, by assassinating Brady’s boss, President Ronald Reagan.
