Hotel Voice
Key City Council group meets with Boathouse workers
March 20, 2011 8:00 PM
Five of the Boathouse employees fired for union activity appeared at a meeting of the city council's Black, Latino and Asian Caucus on Monday, March 14.
Come support Boathouse workers at rally in Central Park on April 21
March 13, 2011 8:00 PM
The Union is holding a rally outside the Boathouse restaurant. Union members are urged to participate. We intend to support the Boathouse workers and we are confident that our membership will respond strongly to assist in this effort. The rally will be held at 4:30pm on April 21.
Boathouse employees are signing up to join our union
February 6, 2011 7:00 PM
The courageous, hard-working employees at the Boathouse restaurant want to be members of our Union. A large majority of the employees have signed union authorization cards and a petition has been filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a vote by the workers to join the Hotel Trades Council. An election and subsequent certification of the Union could occur in the near future.
Millenium Broadway leads hoops league
January 23, 2011 7:00 PM
The Hotel Employees Basketball League's season is underway with the Millennium Broadway standing alone in first place with an unblemished 4-0 record. But there are three teams nipping at the leader's heels, with the Harvard Club, the Roosevelt and the Hilton New York sharing second place honors with identical 3-1 records.
Millennium Broadway, Harvard Club lead hoops league
January 9, 2011 7:00 PM
The Hotel Employees Basketball League's season is underway, with the Millennium Broadway and the Harvard Club sharing first place honors. The season is still young, however, and several other teams have their eyes on the League's championship.
From Union Plus: $500 grant to members who set up college savings accounts!
December 12, 2010 7:00 PM
Union members who set up a new 529 college savings plan or a pre-paid tuition account for children 12 years old or younger can receive a $500 grant from the Union Plus program.
Hilton New York players are soccer champs again
September 26, 2010 8:00 PM
The two teams that led the Hotel Employees Soccer League standings all season met in the title game recently. When the dust settled, it was the Hilton New York that reigned supreme, with a 2-0 victory over the Waldorf-Astoria.
Softball wrap-up
July 26, 2010 8:00 PM
As the Hotel Employee Softball League regular season heads down the home stretch, teams are starting to separate themselves from each other in the standings.
A review of your extra union benefits and services
July 11, 2010 8:00 PM
As a result of your union membership, you and your families enjoy many benefits and services in addition to job security and other contractual provisions including seniority, scheduling, vacations, etc. But the benefits and services you are entitled to receive include not only those negotiated on your behalf by the Union, such as medical, dental, optical, pension, pre-paid legal, scholarship etc., but additional ones that result from the Union's affiliation with the AFL-CIO.
Tavern on the Green meeting held
May 9, 2010 8:00 PM
The Union held a meeting with Tavern on the Green strike captains last week to answer questions and provide an update.
Millennium Broadway wins basketball title
May 2, 2010 8:00 PM
Is there a dynasty in the Hotel Employees Basketball League? Some think it's beginning to look that way, as a result of this year's championship game.
HTC accepts Starwood’s apology
March 21, 2010 8:00 PM
As we reported in Hotel Voice last week, a March 11 New York Daily News story contained untrue information about our union.
The historic 1963 March on Washington - were you there?
March 7, 2010 7:00 PM
The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech took place before an enormous crowd in Washington, DC on August 28, 1963.
Unions have done much to support victims of Haiti earthquake
February 28, 2010 7:00 PM
The earthquake in Haiti is one of the greatest tragedies many of us can remember. With a death toll estimated as high as 200,000, it is almost impossible for anyone from that country to not know one or more people who died.
Republicans block labor lawyer’s nomination to NLRB
February 21, 2010 7:00 PM
Can you imagine if the U.S. Supreme Court had five vacancies and yet was still issuing decisions that affected millions?
Labor college will offer affordable, high-quality online degree programs
February 21, 2010 7:00 PM
A college established by the AFL-CIO will soon be offering accredited online degree programs to union members and their families. Better yet, the online degree programs will be affordable.
Employing union workers helps the economy, study says
January 24, 2010 7:00 PM
Over the years we have provided information from numerous studies showing that union membership has distinct advantages for workers.
Unions and their members provide assistance for Haiti
January 24, 2010 7:00 PM
The union movement throughout the U.S. has made a strong effort to provide relief to Haiti in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake that struck there last week. Unions and their members have not only combined to contribute millions of dollars to the relief efforts, they have provided invaluable goods and services.
Check out the 2010 Health Awareness event calendar
January 24, 2010 7:00 PM
While much of the U.S. continues to debate the health care issue, there is one fact that no one disputes: health awareness can reduce the costs of health care for everyone. That's because health awareness leads to healthier lives.
Our union sends aid to Haiti earthquake victims
January 14, 2010 7:00 PM
All of us are deeply saddened by the heartbreaking tragedy that occurred this week in Haiti. Reports about the earthquake are still coming in, but it is already clear that this is a calamity of truly frightening proportion. We know many of our members are directly affected by the situation. We know some of you have lost loved ones. Read more.
