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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.
Seniors Days Are at the Health Centers Next Week, May 12-15
The annual Seniors’ Days health awareness event will take place at the Health Centers Tuesday, May 12 through Friday, May 15.
What happens when the emergency funding of the Benefit Funds ends in January?
October 3, 2020 1:45 PM
As previously reported, unless the city’s hotel industry recovers by the end of the year and a large number of members are recalled, it is very likely that the Benefit Funds will have to temporarily reduce staffing and close locations in January, reducing services for those workers who remain working – at least until the industry recovers. Read more...
Muslim worker in Disneyland hotel files discrimination claim
Both the New York Times and msnbc.com recently carried pieces discussing the dramatic increase in the number of workplace discrimination cases filed by Muslim workers. In examining this development, both made specific reference to California hotel worker Imane Boudlal's dispute with the management of her Disneyland hotel.
Groundbreaking for the New Queens Health Center Takes Place
Hotel Voice, Spring 2020
The groundbreaking for the new Queens Health Center took place on January 15. When it opens in 2021 it will be the most advanced facility of its kind, surpassing even the Brooklyn Health Center, which has drawn rave reviews from members and medical professionals alike. Present for the groundbreaking were Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, City Council President Corey Johnson, City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and other representatives of New York City government, the Hotel Association and the union.
Elected officials and 1,500 members rally for Boathouse workers
On April 21st, more than 1,500 HTC members, and an impressive list of important elected officials came out to the rally to support the Boathouse workers.
Laid Off Members Can Now Access Funds On Their HRA Cards!
Starting September 1st, Union members who are laid off can use the balance on their HRA cards to help pay for medical expenses incurred since January 1, 2021. Read more...
Union’s 2016 Writing Contest Offers Cash Prizes to High School Students
One of the most eagerly anticipated events on the Union’s annual calendar, the writing contest gives members’ children who are high school students an excellent opportunity to show their skills and win prize money at the same time.
What happens when the emergency funding of our IWA and Division A health funds ends?
August 24, 2020 12:22 PM
As you know, normally, if you are laid off or leave your job, your healthcare coverage ends unless you buy continuing COBRA coverage. Fortunately, during the Coronavirus crisis, our Union has been able to make the employers to pay the cost of continuing to provide health coverage to the tens of thousands of our members who have been laid off.
While your Union is trying to extend benefits even further, there is little question that the additional funding for employees who are not working is going to end before the industry gets completely back on its feet. We want the workers we represent to be prepared for when that happens. Read more...
A Letter from HTC President Rich Maroko: New Trainings for Union Delegates
It is not enough to have the best hospitality contract in the world – if the terms of that contract aren’t enforced, it’s not worth the paper it’s written on. Over the last 18 months, we have been working on several major initiatives to make our Union even stronger at contract enforcement. The plan includes hiring more business agents, using artificial intelligence to catch more violations, introducing new technology to ensure grievances are effectively and efficiently processed, reinstituting a grievance officer to shepherd cases through the process, speeding up the arbitration procedures, and providing new trainings for the first line of contract enforcement: our union delegates. Read more...
