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A More Perfect Union
November 8, 2011 2:59 PM
Hypocrite Florida Senator Marco Rubio “outraged” at getting caught lying
October 23, 2011 8:00 PM
Tea Party hero, and possible Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida is righteously indignant that the Washington Post has caught him lying to the public about his background.
At least New York’s Attorney General is not in anybody’s pocket
October 3, 2011 8:00 PM
Using confusing schemes that would make Charles Ponzi blush, control over legally purchased government officials, and unscrupulous salesmanship, America's thieving bankers (not all bankers, just the thieving ones) have caused untold destruction to the nation's economy and terrible suffering to millions of people here and around the world.
Boathouse workers win hard-earned victory!
September 28, 2011 8:00 PM
Anyone who goes to work for the Boathouse restaurant in the future owes a debt of gratitude and respect to the courageous group of Boathouse employees who fought and suffered many hardships to obtain justice and a better life for themselves, their families, and each other.
Tentative union contract signed with Boathouse.
September 20, 2011 8:00 PM
A tentative union contract was signed between the Boathouse restaurant and the Hotel Trades Council on Wednesday, September 21, 2011. A meeting is scheduled for Thursday for striking workers to vote to approve the agreement. The union has agreed to stop picketing the restaurant immediately.
Massey Energy’s “corporate risk-taking” killed 29 miners
September 14, 2011 8:00 PM
he explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in 2010 took the lives of 29 miners and devastated their families and communities. Two major investigations into its causes have made absolutely clear what the miners knew long before the April 5, 2010, explosion happened: the mine was a death trap, and Massey Energy, the owner, didn't care.
New hotel for West 37th Street parking lot site
September 14, 2011 8:00 PM
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, a 300-room hotel will be going up on West 37th Street in midtown Manhattan. The site to be developed, a parking lot, is between 8th and 9th Avenues. The article described the current New York City hotel market as being "particularly alluring for developers" since tourism, business travel, and hotel room rates have all been on the rise.
More hotels open in Brooklyn hotel hub
September 14, 2011 8:00 PM
Two more hotels opened in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn this summer. The Union Hotel, a 43-room property on Degraw Street between Third and Fourth Avenues, was the first of the two to open. The Fairfield Inn New York Brooklyn opened a month later; it is a Marriott property.
Largest NYC hotel project since 2002 announced
September 14, 2011 8:00 PM
Marriott International, Inc. announced it and Granite Broadway Development will together develop a new 68-story, 639-room hotel project in Manhattan. The Marriott news release specifies that the hotel-on-top-of-a-hotel will be 752 feet and 9 inches high, making it the tallest structure of its type in New York City.
Number of hotels in Lower Manhattan triples
September 14, 2011 8:00 PM
The Alliance for Downtown New York has released a report on the condition of Lower Manhattan ten years after its devastation on September 11, 2001. It concludes that Lower Manhattan has made a stunning recovery, one remarkable in terms of both growth and momentum.
Another new hotel on Manhattan’s Lower East Side
September 14, 2011 8:00 PM
The number of new, ground-up Manhattan hotels continues to grow, as is evidenced by the recent opening of The Nolitan. Located at 30 Kenmare, on the corner of Kenmare and Elizabeth Streets, the 55-room boutique hotel opened early in August.
Boathouse management’s faulty arithmetic and logic
August 28, 2011 8:00 PM
97 out of 140 permanent Boathouse employees (69%) have voted for the union, with their feet, by picketing the restaurant. That includes 37 permanent workers who were illegally (i.e., temporarily) fired, whom the National Labor Relations Board intends to reinstate, and 60 more permanent employees who walked off the job in solidarity with their fired co-workers.
Marriage Equality Act passes in historic 33-29 vote
August 21, 2011 8:00 PM
On Friday, June 24, 2011, the New York State Senate passed the Marriage Equality Act, voting 33-29 to allow same sex marriages in our state. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law at 11:55 pm, enabling it to become law within an hour and a half of the Senate approving it. The law became effective 30 days later, at midnight of July 24.
Boathouse workers strike against unfair labor practices
August 12, 2011 8:00 PM
60 Boathouse employees have walked off their jobs and were joined on the picket line by 37 of their co-workers who were illegally terminated in retaliation for organizing with our union. The strike started at noon on Tuesday, August 9.
EDITORIAL: The peculiar institution of US immigration policy
August 6, 2011 8:00 PM
Yet another new hotel for Manhattan
July 12, 2011 8:00 PM
According to articles in the New York Observer and Citybiz Real Estate, a new hotel will rise at 523-525 Greenwich Street, between Spring and Vandam Streets. The site was reportedly sold to Fortuna Realty Hotel Soho LLC for $12.7 million.
Republican outrage over NLRB efforts to enforce labor law against Boeing
July 12, 2011 8:00 PM
In a move that has provoked the fury of America's right-wing politicians, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint on April 20 against the Boeing Company for transferring aircraft assembly work out of state in retaliation against its unionized workers. That case took a step forward on June 14 as both sides appeared before a Seattle administrative law judge (ALJ) for an evidentiary hearing.
Hotels keep going up: what does this mean for HTC members?
July 12, 2011 8:00 PM
Despite an unprecedented surge of hotel-building in the city from 2008 through 2010, an additional 40 hotels are already scheduled for completion by 2013. A significant number of these new hotels are (or will be) non-union and determined to remain that way. Every non-union hotel is a direct threat to the continuation of the rights, protections, and benefits generations of our members have fought for and won.
Wisconsin anti-union law now in effect
July 12, 2011 8:00 PM
The anti-union, anti-worker law that triggered massive demonstrations and focused global attention on Wisconsin went into effect on June 29. A 4-3 decision by the state's highest court cleared the way for its implementation.
Union agreement shields Embassy Suites employees during temporary closure
July 12, 2011 8:00 PM
The Embassy Suites in lower Manhattan closed for extensive renovations in January 2011, but thanks to an agreement negotiated between the union and the employer, the jobs, healthcare coverage, and contract rights of unionized Embassy Suites employees have been protected and improved.
