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Candidates for NYC Mayor, Public Advocate meet with members

In a day that everyone who was present found to be interesting, the viable Democratic candidates for New York City Mayor and Public Advocate came to Gertrude Lane Auditorium on Monday, April 29 to share their views and answer questions from members.

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Community news from our Union brothers and sisters

The New Brooklyn Health Center Is Taking Shape!

The Brooklyn Health Center is taking shape at 620 Fulton St, as the girders are going up and several of the under floors are nearing completion.

Construction Begins on State-Of-The-Art Brooklyn Health Center!

In a historic day for our Union and its members and their families, ground was broken on March 19 for the new Brooklyn Health Center. When it opens less than two years from now, it will be the absolute best facility of its kind anywhere in the country.

Newsfeed

A brief report on our Union's progress since our last issue. Read more...

HTC Members Canvass in Georgia to Re-Elect Reverend Raphael Warnock!

In mid-November, after it was announced that Reverend Raphael Warnock (D) was heading into a run-off election, a group of our members joined hundreds of UNITE HERE members from around the country in Duluth, Georgia to re-elect the Senator. Read more...

After a Grueling Anti-Union Campaign, Union Election Begins for Amazon Workers in Alabama

On Monday, February 8th, Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama began casting their ballots to join the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU). If a majority of Bessemer workers vote for the union, the warehouse will become the first unionized Amazon facility in the country.

Amazon has relentlessly campaigned against the union. The company’s no holds barred union-busting tactics unfortunately come as no surprise to our Union. For over 80 years, hotel workers in New York City have had to endure similar intimidation, surveillance, and a barrage of lies from employers when organizing.

Celebrating Union Power! Photos from Our 2022 Labor Day Parades

Typically, when HTC members devote their non-working hours to Union activity, it’s to build power by knocking on doors for our friends in politics or by phone banking to support a good cause. But last weekend, HTC members turned out by the hundreds simply to celebrate!

On September 9th and 10th, HTC participated in both New Jersey’s and New York City’s annual Labor Day Parades, marching and chanting alongside family and friends. Read more...

HTC Members Take Paid Time Off to Vote

In November’s midterm elections, several thousand HTC members took advantage of a new tool in a growing number of our union contracts: paid time off to vote. Read more...