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HTC Wins Labor Board Election at Hampton Inn SoHo with 89% of the Vote

The workers at the Hampton Inn SoHo voted overwhelmingly on December 9th to be represented by our union.

Michigan becomes a so called “right-to-work” state

HTC — January 06, 2013

Michigan, a state with 671,000 union members, became the 24th "right-to-work" state in the country when Rick Snyder signed two "right-to-work" bills into law at 5:19 pm and 5:21 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012.

Let’s Look at the Issues

Some people were shocked this week when NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer issued a study that showed that the average woman in the five boroughs earns only 82 cents for every dollar her male counterparts earn. And New York has it better than the rest of the country.

2022 Writing Contest: Read the Winning Entries!

Read the full entries from our six 2022 Writing Contest winners.

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...

Newsfeed

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

Prizes Awarded in 2020 Writing Competition

The Coronavirus pandemic has staggered our industry and our country, but has not in any way diminished the talent and creativity of the children of our Union's members. This much was obvious from the essays and narratives submitted to the Union's annual writing competition. There were many excellent entries, and nine of them resulted in the students winning cash prizes. Read more...

Growing in GRIWA

In the past 15 years, our Union has taken a foothold in New Jersey and the greater New York region. Today we represent 8,200 workers outside of New York City, with 99 shops covered by the GRIWA master contract. This is a report on how we got here, and where we’re headed. Read more...

The GRIWA is Expiring: What to Expect

On March 31, 2023, the current Greater Regional Industry Wide Agreement (the “GRIWA”) will expire. Read more...

Key Contractual Protections During COVID-19

Summary of relevant job security provisions in our master contracts.