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HTC Members Show Up for Ras Baraka’s Re-Election as Mayor of Newark
After many weeks of canvassing, HTC members can see the results of their volunteer work with the re-election of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. Ahead of the election, HTC hit the streets and knocked on thousands of doors in the run up to the election, knowing we could trust Baraka to continue giving union members a fair shake for the next four years. Read more...
Paladino’s campaign profiteering
Articles in The Village Voice and the New York Daily News cite figures suggesting that whether he wins or loses the election in November, Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino and his staff and other associates will have profited nicely from his "Paladino for the People" campaign.
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.
Union Victory! HTC wins a contract at the Hilton Albany
After a four-month long boycott and picket line, HTC has won a contract for the 146 workers at the Hilton Albany hotel.
AFL-CIO elects Richard Trumka as new president
Richard Trumka was elected the next president of the largest labor federation in the United States, the AFL-CIO, on September 16, 2009.
Awards Announced in Union’s Writing Contest
Hotel Voice — October 04, 2019
The Union’s writing contest is an annual competition that awards cash prizes and bragging rights to high school students whose parents are members of the Hotel Trades Council and/or Local 6. Since its inception, the contest has revealed that there are many talented and intelligent young adults in our union’s family. The 2019 contest was no different. Like its predecessors, this year’s writing competition provided solid evidence that there are a lot of bright and creative students in grades 10 through 12.
Union Wins A Contract For the Evelyn Hotel Employees
HTC has won a contract for the 41 employees of the Evelyn Hotel. The workers unanimously ratified the contract on January 11, 2017. Now, their working lives have drastically improved thanks to the terms and conditions provided for in the Industry Wide Agreement (IWA).
