News
Union celebrates further retirement benefit improvements for Local 6 Club employees
The federal government has approved the much-awaited merger of the Club and Hotel pension plans! Read more from Local 6 Business Manager Rich Maroko on what this means for Local 6 Club employees....
Hotel Workers Win!
November 5, 2024 7:22 AM
The passage and signing into law of the Safe Hotels Act on November 4, 2024, is a huge victory for hotel workers, union and non-union alike, across every corner of the city. Offering unprecedented protections for workers and the guests you serve, this law will set a new standard to improve the workplace environment and traveler experience. Read more...
HTC and Local 6 Unity Slates Elected by Acclamation
On September 4, 2024, the HTC and Local 6 Unity Slates were elected by acclamation.
The Unity slates were composed of the very Union leaders who protected our members during the pandemic – and pushed our Union to new heights over the past three years. In a tremendous show of unity, over 10,000 union members seconded their nominations in the two weeks leading up to the nominations meeting. Read more...
A Letter from HTC President Rich Maroko
August 22, 2024 7:11 PM
Six new business agents. A mobile app for contract enforcement. The debut of the “electronic business agent.” A new Midtown Health Center. An expansion of the Queens Health Center. Access to CityMD. 65 New Union Contracts. Brand-New Child Care and Housing Funds. The largest wage increases in any renewal contract in our Union’s history.
In early 2023, I laid out a bold plan for the future of our Union. Ever since, we’ve been hard at work, taking our Union from one of the best in the country to the next level. Read more...
Winning Better Contracts
August 20, 2024 3:27 PM
When HTC President Rich Maroko announced our Union’s strategic plan last year, we were just months away from the expiration of the GRIWA and Upstate Casino contracts. Those negotiations were tough – but in the end, we left the bargaining table with landmark contracts that dramatically increased wages, protected benefits, and established brand new funds and rights that will pave the way for our Union’s future. Read more...
Improving Your Healthcare
August 13, 2024 10:48 AM
Queens Health Center to Undergo Major Upgrade
The Queens Health Center will undergo major renovations starting this August. The redesign will modernize every single area of the building, from the lobby, to the pharmacy, to the meeting room spaces, to dental, to the building’s exterior. The plans include the creation of more clinical rooms, the expansion of ultrasound rooms for diagnostic imaging, and new state of the art radiology equipment. It also entails the expansion of the physical therapy clinical area by 20%. Read more...
Growing in GRIWA
August 13, 2024 9:52 AM
In the past 15 years, our Union has taken a foothold in New Jersey and the greater New York region. Today we represent 8,200 workers outside of New York City, with 99 shops covered by the GRIWA master contract. This is a report on how we got here, and where we’re headed. Read more...
Newsfeed
August 12, 2024 1:20 PM
A brief report on our Union's progress since our last issue. Read more...
Supporting You, Beyond the Job
August 12, 2024 11:24 AM
Over the last few years, our Union has reimagined the role our Union can play in the issues that affect our members outside of work - issues like the rising cost of child care, the lack of affordable housing, and immigration. These problems affect millions of working people, and have for many years. Our Union won’t resolve them overnight or on our own. So, we’re attacking the problem from every angle: through our contract, legislation, and partnerships with our allies in the labor movement, academia, and the non-profit space. Read more...
Stronger Contract Enforcement
August 9, 2024 1:13 PM
Enforcing our contracts is already one of our Union’s strengths - with thousands of grievances resolved each year. But we’re striving to do even better.
Our Union is launching six initiatives designed to help us find more contract violations and resolve them more quickly. From providing delegate trainings to hiring more enforcement staff to developing brand-new, custom technology, we looked for ways to modernize our enforcement operation at every step in the grievance process. Read more...
Tributes
August 9, 2024 12:12 PM
We remember our Union brothers and sisters who have passed away, their hard work, and inspiring spirits. Read more...
The HTC Chef
August 9, 2024 10:06 AM
Ezequiel Ramales, Hyatt Regency at Resorts World NYC
Ezequiel’s journey into the culinary world began early, when he started working in prep kitchens at the age of 14. With a background steeped in the rich flavors of Mexican cuisine, Ezequiel is inspired by his immigrant father - his role model - who fostered his own passion for cooking.
Ezequiel proudly shares his culture through his recipe for Chicken Enchiladas Suizas, a traditional meal in Mexico. Read more...
BREAKING NEWS: Support for Safe Hotels Act Reaches Supermajority in NYC Council
August 8, 2024 4:01 PM
Just yesterday, support for the New York City Safe Hotels Act reached a supermajority in the NYC Council.
The Safe Hotels Act would provide some of the health and safety protections that we’ve won in our Union’s contracts like panic buttons, daily room cleaning, and security protections to all NYC hotel workers and would curb the use of exploitive subcontracting agencies in most hotels. Read more...
'Round and About
July 12, 2024 2:27 PM, Hotel Voice, Spring 2024
Community news from our Union brothers and sisters. Read more..
Newsfeed
July 8, 2024 5:09 PM
A brief report on our Union's progress since our last issue. Read more...
New Union Leaders
July 8, 2024 4:21 PM, Hotel Voice, Spring 2024
MARIE RICHARD - Local 6 Vice President
Marie was recruited as a Business Agent upon her return to New York City, and she has spent the last 20 years defending the contractual rights of thousands of HTC members Read more...
Protect our Union's Power: Upcoming Trainings
July 8, 2024 4:05 PM, Hotel Voice, Spring 2024
The Protect our Union's Power (PUP) training is open to all union members. Read more...
Tributes
July 8, 2024 3:50 PM, Hotel Voice, Spring 2024
We remember our Union brothers and sisters who have passed away, their hard work, and inspiring spirits. Read more...
The HTC Bartender
HTC Bartender Denise Wilcox was pursuing a career in theater production when she took her first restaurant job. While working as a hostess 15 years ago, her manager asked if she wanted to learn how to bartend. The more she mixed cocktails, the more she wanted to learn. She began studying and creating new drinks of her own. What started out as a side gig became her primary job. Read more...
Gansevoort Hotel: A conversation with two of our newest members
July 2, 2024 6:00 PM
In February 2024, the housekeeping staff at the Gansevoort Hotel joined our Union after an NLRB election. These workers organized in secret for two years, while enduring constant disrespect from managers, overwork, and an intense anti-union campaign. The Hotel Voice sat down with two of the workers who led the organizing drive, Danny Dhondup and Tsering Dorjee. Read more...
