Hotel Voice
The closing of Tavern on the Green
January 10, 2010 7:00 PM
After delighting New Yorkers and tourists alike for more than three decades, the most famous restaurant in the world, Tavern on the Green, shut down after one last great night on New Year's Eve.
Looking back at the last decade
January 3, 2010 7:00 PM
It is a tradition for us at this time of the year to look back at the year behind us as a reminder of what can be accomplished when we stand together as a union.
Contract enforcement in 2009
January 3, 2010 7:00 PM
It's one thing to have a great contract, but it's quite another to make sure that the great contract is enforced. Once again in 2009 contract enforcement was one of our union's priorities. In fact, in 2009 the union obtained more money in back pay for members than ever before! These photos show some of the back pay awards won by the union in the last year.
U.S. Department of Labor: Union membership has big advantages
December 13, 2009 7:00 PM
Every year or so Hotel Voice prints information showing the advantages workers have when they are union members. The information is based on statistics gathered by the federal government through the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Prescription drug program improvement announced: 90-day generic prescriptions
December 6, 2009 7:00 PM
Did you know that prescription drug expenditures in the United States have been the fastest growing component of healthcare spending over the past several years? It's true.
Here are the 2009 Writing Contest winners
November 29, 2009 7:00 PM
Selecting the winners of our Union's annual writing contest is a difficult task, especially because there is no exact measuring device for creativity. This year's winners wrote about a wide range of topics. As in past contests, however, the diverse entries often had the collective element of social awareness.
Awards announced in union’s writing contest
November 29, 2009 7:00 PM
The Union's annual writing contest for high school students has grown greatly in popularity since it was initiated six years ago.
Writing Contest Awards
November 22, 2009 7:00 PM
The union's writing contest prizes for 2009 have been awarded, with more than $10,000 distributed to 14 high school students. Here, speaking to some of the award recipients and family members, is Donald Rubin of the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, the sponsor of the competition.
Union members’ children teach valuable lessons in their essays & prose
November 22, 2009 7:00 PM
One of the best ways to learn about the value of union membership is by listening to the children of union members. Once again in this year's writing contest, the results of which will be published in next week's Hotel Voice, a number of children of our members submitted essays explaining why they found their parents' union membership to be so valuable.
How are you going to pay for your kids’ college tuition? The union can help!
November 15, 2009 7:00 PM
As we noted two weeks ago when we told you about beneficial changes in 529 plans to help you save money for your children's college education, the two biggest areas of the economy that have outpaced the rate of inflation in recent years are the cost of medical care and college tuition.
More entertainment from the union’s Aching Dogs Theatre
November 15, 2009 7:00 PM
"There are 8 million stories in the naked city. We're going to tellââ¬Â¦ umââ¬Â¦ seven of them," reads the program for New York Nuts 3, the 20th production presented by Aching Dogs Theatre.
Mandarin Oriental crowned soccer champs
November 1, 2009 7:00 PM
Congratulations to the Mandarin Oriental, the champions of the Hotel Employees Soccer League!
Union volunteers campaign for Mayor Mike Bloomberg
October 25, 2009 8:00 PM
Now, hundreds of members of our union are working as volunteers on the campaign to re-elect him, including those seen in these photos.
“Right to Work” laws depress wages, increase poverty
October 25, 2009 8:00 PM
It was certainly a lot of laughs watching former House of Representatives Majority Leader Tom DeLay trying to dance on a television competition recently.
Union’s theater group to present its 20th production
October 25, 2009 8:00 PM
The Hotel Trades Council's actors group, Aching Dogs Theater, is about to present its next production. The group will present New York Nuts 3 in two weeks, and it will feature a host of hotel and restaurant workers who are also fine writers, directors and actors.
Tavern workers’ jobs extended through the holiday season
October 25, 2009 8:00 PM
With Tavern on the Green's current lease set to expire on December 31, 2009, it was feared that the restaurant would have to close before the busy holiday season in order to have enough time to secure and resell its expensive paintings, furnishings and other fixtures.
