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City & State – Top Union Leaders to Gov. Cuomo: End NYC’s School Bus Crisis

For decades, the City of New York understood the importance of creating and maintaining a skilled, professional and experienced work force to care for and safely transport our school children, many of whom have special needs.

Harlem hotel wins city backing

New York City officials threw their support behind awarding $19.8 million in federal tax-exempt financing to former football star Emmitt Smith's plan to build a hotel in Harlem, officials confirmed Tuesday.

Times Square a hotbed of activity for new hotels

Hotel development in and around Times Square abounds.

NYC giving out free face coverings at NYC parks until Tuesday, May 12

May 8, 2020 4:07 PM

New York City is distributing free face coverings at public parks until Tuesday, May 12th. Governor Cuomo has required New Yorkers to wear a mask or face covering when you are out in public and unable to maintain 6-feet of distance from others.

To find the closest distribution location, date, and time, click here.

For more information about face coverings, visit the Frequently Asked Questions prepared by the NYC Department of Health. 

The Story Behind the GRIWA

When HTC’s jurisdiction was expanded in 2010, it inherited hotels with weak contracts, low wages and benefits, and workers who were not impressed by the union representation they were receiving. After several difficult contract fights to improve upon these poor conditions, HTC set out with a plan to imitate the success that HTC has achieved in New York City by organizing more hotels to expand union density and by establishing a new master contract for the region similar to the IWA in New York City.

Inn crowd grows in Times Square: Rivalry heats up with InterContinental’s arrival

When the InterContinental New York Times Square opens in July, the 36-story property on West 44th Street and Eighth Avenue will be the largest hotel to be built in the city since 2002.

Fighting For Social Justice Since 1939

The Hotel Trades Council, AFL-CIO (HTC), has a rich and proud history as a progressive, fighting union. For more than 80 years, it has made life better for literally hundreds of thousands of hotel workers and the members of their families.

HTC was founded in the late 1930's in a massive campaign to organize workers in the New York City hotel industry.

Corey Johnson, Our Choice for NYC Comptroller

Among elected officials, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson has been one of staunchest allies of working people and our Union throughout his career in the City Council. His loyalty to the members of our Union and dedication to serving working people makes him the obvious choice for NYC Comptroller. Read more...

Union Wins Contract at the AKA Wall Street Hotel

On December 7, 2016, AKA Wall Street employees unanimously ratified the Industry Wide Agreement (IWA), joining over 30,000 other hotel workers in New York City covered by the contract.

Upcoming mask distribution sites on West Side

May 22, 2020 12:59 PM

As the weather gets warmer, many of us want to go outside for fresh air and sunshine. To make sure that New Yorkers have adequate face coverings for situations where social distancing cannot be maintained, the office of New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson has set up mask distribution tables along Manhattan’s west side. Read more...