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Candidates for NYC Mayor, Public Advocate meet with members

May 6, 2013 9:40 AM

In a day that everyone who was present found to be interesting, the viable Democratic candidates for New York City Mayor and Public Advocate came to Gertrude Lane Auditorium on Monday, April 29 to share their views and answer questions from members.

Support labor activist fighting for human rights in Thailand

May 1, 2013 10:09 AM

Thai Fruit Processor, Natural Fruit Company Ltd, filed criminal and civil lawsuits against British Labor Activists, Andy Hall, after a report, which he worked on, detailing the company's alleged human rights violations was published.

HTC President Peter Ward named in “Albany Power 100”

April 26, 2013 10:36 AM

Hotel Trades Council President Peter Ward made City & State's list of "Albany's Power 100".

Floor Housekeepers at the Intercontinental Times Square ratify first union contract

April 22, 2013 2:40 PM

On Friday, March 30th, the Floor Housekeepers at the Intercontinental Times Square voted unanimously to ratify their first union contract.

NYC’s hotel boom far from over

April 16, 2013 10:20 AM

As reported in the NY Observer development of new hotels is moving ahead at an astounding pace.

Women tobacco workers win historic wage increase in India

April 12, 2013 10:27 AM

More than 15,000 women workers employed as home-based beedi (cigarette) workers in Ahmedabad in the north western state of Gujarat have won a 15% wage increase through collective bargaining.

We Built This City: Immigrant Labor & The Fight for a Democratic New York

April 12, 2013 9:12 AM

HTC — April 12, 2013

HTC President Peter Ward joined esteemed Irish Consul General Noel Kilkenny as a speaker at the March 27th St. Patricks Day Celebration banquet, hosted by NYC Department of Records and O'Dwyer & Bernstien, LLP in honor of New York's Irish Labor Force. Read Peter Ward's full speech here.

Trade Fair? More like Un-Fair!

March 20, 2013 2:35 PM

Our members who live in Queens have likely seen workers protesting in front of Trade Fair Supermarkets for the past week.

Asbestos project forces emergency union meetings at New Yorker Hotel

March 18, 2013

The health and safety of our members is the most important issue our Union deals with," Hotel Trades Council President Peter Ward told a packed arbitrator's office on March 13.

Hilton East Brunswick workers fight for their rights

February 6, 2013 7:00 PM

In a strong show of unity, over 87% of the union-represented employees at the Hilton East Brunswick Hotel signed a petition last week asking their employer to immediately begin negotiating with the Union.

Dr. King’s fight for economic justice is far from over

January 21, 2013 7:00 PM

For Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. the fight for civil rights and racial equality in America was inexorably tied to the fight for economic justice.

Three years later Haiti still struggles to recover from earthquake

January 14, 2013 7:00 PM

Three years after a tragic earthquake struck Haiti, the Hotel Trades Council remembers and mourns the estimated 250,000 people who lost their lives and the 300,000 people who were injured as a result of the horrific earthquake.

HTC calls on Gov. Cuomo to support the NY DREAM Act

January 9, 2013 7:00 PM

As a union that represents many immigrant New Yorkers, the Hotel Trades Council is proud to join the New York DREAM Coalition in calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to extend the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) to qualified students regardless of their immigration status.

Stay union: New app for travelers

January 6, 2013 7:00 PM

UNITE HERE has recently launched a long awaited mobile app for travelers who want to support good, union hotel jobs in cities across North America.

Walmart workers across the country fight for respect

January 6, 2013 7:00 PM

Over 500 workers at Walmart locations around the country walked out on a one-day strike on November 23, 2012, the day after Thanksgiving, traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year. On the same day there were hundreds of protests at other Walmart locations.