News
HTC Members Canvass in Georgia to Re-Elect Reverend Raphael Warnock!
December 6, 2022 1:59 PM
In mid-November, after it was announced that Reverend Raphael Warnock (D) was heading into a run-off election, a group of our members joined hundreds of UNITE HERE members from around the country in Duluth, Georgia to re-elect the Senator. Read more...
HTC Supports Hotel and Gaming Workers in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Fiona
December 1, 2022 5:07 PM
When Hurricane Fiona swept through Puerto Rico in September, members of UNITE-HERE Local 610 were among those who lost power, water, and even entire homes to the storm’s devastation. Read more...
HTC Members Take Paid Time Off to Vote
November 29, 2022 12:52 PM
In November’s midterm elections, several thousand HTC members took advantage of a new tool in a growing number of our union contracts: paid time off to vote. Read more...
Health Centers Rebuilding Capacity after COVID-Closures
November 7, 2022 4:57 PM
After a difficult few years, Benefits Funds CEO Dr. David Jacobson has published a special report on the Funds’ progress building back the capacity of the Health Centers following the COVID-19 crisis. Read more...
November Midterms - It's Payback Time!
Before you cast your vote in the midterm elections on November 8th, take a look at your representative’s voting record on the most critical relief bills. Read more...
2022 Writing Contest: Read the Winning Entries!
Read the full entries from our six 2022 Writing Contest winners.
New Jersey Residents: You May Be Eligible for Up to $1,500 through the State!
New Jersey residents can now apply for up to $1,500 from the State’s ANCHOR program. ANCHOR, “Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters,” is a state program designed to provide relief against increasing property taxes and rents. The deadline to apply is Friday, December 30, 2022. Read More...
HTC Members Head to Philly to Help Win High-Stakes Elections
HTC members are back out on the front lines in a swing state, knocking on doors to help elect pro-union Democratic candidates in Pennsylvania. On October 17th, 2022, thirteen HTC members, drove down to Philadelphia to join over 300 members of the international union UNITE HERE in canvassing for Senate candidate John Fetterman and Gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro. Read more...
Member Q&A: Veronica Senghore, 1 Brooklyn Bridge
Veronica Senghore, a member of our Union for 22 years, joined H.E.A.T. this summer to knock on doors for State Senator Gustavo Rivera, who narrowly won a very tough primary. Veronica sat down for an interview with the Hotel Voice to discuss her very first canvassing experience. Read more...
Schedule Your Next Interview Using Our Website!
Looking for work? Members can now schedule interviews for substitute job openings at union hotels and casinos using the Union’s website. Visit hotelworkers.org/hire to register with the Union’s Hiring Enforcement Office (HEO), schedule or cancel an interview, and access additional resources. Read more...
HTC VOTES: Our Endorsements in NY's 2022 General Election
On November 8th, New Yorkers will elect the next State Assembly, Governor, Lt. Governor, Comptroller, and Attorney General. These elected officials will be in charge of New York's continued economic recovery from COVID-19. Read more...
Benefits Update: In-Person Workers’ Compensation and Mortgage Planning Help Sessions Resume!
October 17, 2022 11:32 AM
Workers’ Compensation and Mortgage / Home Equity Line of Credit help sessions are back! Read more...
A Special Report from HTC President Rich Maroko
For several months, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been bussing migrants to New York, Washington D.C., and Chicago by the thousands. The rapid and uncoordinated arrival of so many people has caused chaos at bus terminals, put a strain on public services, and added stress to those arriving to our country already scared, exhausted, and in desperate need of help. Read more...
Celebrating Union Power! Photos from Our 2022 Labor Day Parades
Typically, when HTC members devote their non-working hours to Union activity, it’s to build power by knocking on doors for our friends in politics or by phone banking to support a good cause. But last weekend, HTC members turned out by the hundreds simply to celebrate!
On September 9th and 10th, HTC participated in both New Jersey’s and New York City’s annual Labor Day Parades, marching and chanting alongside family and friends. Read more...
Dues Increase, Previously Postponed, Going into Effect Sept. 1
August 25, 2022 2:58 PM
In July 2014, our membership voted by 89.9% to increase dues every September. Last year, in recognition of the hardships facing many members due to the pandemic, the Union’s Executive Board postponed the increase scheduled for 2021 until this September. Now that members are beginning to get back on their feet, the September 2021 and 2022 increases will be going into effect. Read more...
NYC Takes On Illegal Hotel Scheme
August 1, 2022 4:07 PM
New York City is suing to shut down a $2 million illegal hotel operation plaguing the East Side. The City has accused Real Estate Broker Arron Latimer and several co-defendants of operating illegal hotels via Airbnb in six residential buildings, including all eight residential apartments at 344 East 51st Street. By using fake host profiles to skirt City Law, Latimer is accused of renting out the apartments to 6,500 guests and generating $2 million over the last four years. Read more...
Union Secures Protections for Hotel, Casino, Club Workers in the Wake of Supreme Court’s Ruling on NY Gun Law
July 5, 2022 4:37 PM
For over 100 years, New York State had strict gun safety laws that severely limited the number of individuals who are able to carry firearms outside of their homes. This changed on June 23rd, when the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated key parts of the State’s law, opening the door for virtually anyone to now carry a firearm outside of their home in New York and New Jersey.
Immediately following the Court’s decision, our Union began working with elected officials and representatives in the hotel and gaming industries to do everything possible to protect our members while at work. On July 1st, the Union both secured protections in New York State law and came to a new agreement with the Hotel Association of New York City addressing firearm safety. Read more...
New York’s Plan to Convert Bad Hotels into Affordable Housing
July 5, 2022 9:50 AM
Over the last year, our allies in the New York State government have passed a series of new laws aimed at addressing two major problems afflicting our communities: the desperate need for affordable housing and out-of-control hotel development.
The legislation has had the full support of our Union as it protects good union jobs, addresses the problems caused by decades of overdevelopment, and helps tackle the City’s housing crisis. Read more...
20 Years and Still Going Strong – the Union’s Writing Contest of 2022 Offers Cash Prizes to High School Students
June 28, 2022 9:49 AM
Calling all budding writers and journalists! The Union is proud to announce the commencement of the 20th Anniversary of the annual Writing Contest. The rules of the contest have remained unchanged from previous years. Entries can be submitted by children and eligible dependents of Hotel and Gaming Trades Council and/or Local 6 members, who are high school students in grades 10, 11 or 12. All entries must be submitted by Friday, August 19, 2022. Read more...
HTC VOTES: Our Endorsements in NY's 2022 Primary
This year, New Yorkers will elect the next State Assembly, Governor, Lt. Governor, Comptroller, and Attorney General. These elected officials will be in charge of New York's continued economic recovery from COVID-19. Many of these races are extremely competitive and it is critical that we elect those individuals who will protect workers and prioritize fixing the problems faced by everyday New Yorkers in the months and years ahead. Read more...
