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NLRB ruling does little to reassure after employer threatens union activist with death
July 16, 2010 8:00 PM
Newsday.com has reported that the Matrix Realty Group, a real estate investment company based in Smithtown, NY, was required by the National Labor Relations Board to post a notice in its office complex in Danbury, CT that stated: "We will not threaten to kill you or to cause you bodily harm because you engage in activities in support of SEIU, Local 32BJ."
2010 a banner year for new hotels in NYC
July 16, 2010 8:00 PM
According to the Wall Street Journal, a total of 44 new hotels will open this year in the city, the largest number in several decades, with almost 80% in Manhattan alone. New hotel development is just one indication that the city's hotel industry is clearly on the road to economic recovery.
Four luxury hotels opening this summer
July 8, 2010 8:00 PM
The Los Angeles Daily Times reported that hotel development in New York City shows littles sign of slowing. Four new luxury hotels will open in Manhattan this summer.
114-room James hotel opening in Soho this summer
July 8, 2010 8:00 PM
CurbedNY reports that work continues at the future site of the James New York hotel in Soho, which is expected to be open by September.
Brooklyn Marriott management learns the meaning of “willful” contract violations
July 8, 2010 8:00 PM
In May, the union caught Brooklyn Marriott management stealing from employees. The hotel had been paying the wrong uniform laundering allowance, the wrong vacation pay rate, the wrong sick pay rate, and the wrong extra room attendant pay rate.
New York State Legislature cracks down on illegal hotels
July 8, 2010 8:00 PM
The New York Times and Empire State News reported that on July 1, 2010, the New York State Legislature passed a bill clarifying the laws against using residential apartments as hotel rooms.
Cassa Hotel set to open August 1st
July 8, 2010 8:00 PM
In a press-release published by Marketwire, the Cassa Hotel and Residences announced last week that it will open its doors to guests on August 1st.
Senate finally confirms two NLRB nominees
July 8, 2010 8:00 PM
According to the Associated Press, the Senate confirmed President Obama's nominations to the National Labor Relations Board of union-side labor lawyer Mark Pearce and Brian Hayes, Republican Labor Policy Director of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
Labor unrest in China
July 5, 2010 8:00 PM
The New York Times, Associated Press and China Daily recently reported that workers in four Chinese Honda plants walked off the job in May in an organized effort to demand democratic union representation and an immediate increase in wages.
LeRoys lost Tavern deal, despite highest bid
June 27, 2010 8:00 PM
According to Annie Karni in the New York Post, financial documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Law show that the LeRoy family, who had operated Tavern on the Green since 1974, submitted the highest proposed fee payment to the city as part of its bid to operate the famed restaurant for the next 20-year contractual term.
Supreme Court: illegal for NLRB to decide cases when only two of its five seats filled
June 27, 2010 8:00 PM
A story by Washington Post reporters Peter Whorisky and Sonia Ryst discussed the Supreme Court's recent 5-4 decision on the legality of NLRB decisions rendered by a depleted National Labor Relations Board.
ITUC finds violence against unionists on the rise; 101 murdered in 2009
June 27, 2010 8:00 PM
According to an annual survey conducted by the International Trade Union Confederation, 101 union organizers were murdered around the world in 2009 for their union activity.
UNITE HERE starts national Hyatt campaign
June 21, 2010 8:00 PM
As reported by BeyondChron, UNITE HERE has initiated a campaign of national actions against the Hyatt Hotels Corporation.
Local 2 members walkout at Hyatt Regency, San Francisco
June 21, 2010 8:00 PM
As reported in the San Francisco Bay Guardian, about 400 Hyatt Regency workers represented by Unite Here Local 2 staged a three-day strike last week to pressure Hyatt hotels to negotiate a fair contract, stop unilaterally increasing workloads, and lower health care costs.
Signs of recovery in the hotel industry
June 17, 2010 8:00 PM
According to these articles from Reuters and Hospitality Hotel and Travel News, at the New York University Hospitality Conference on June 8, 2010, hotel industry experts reported that the hospitality industry is recovering from the recession more quickly than expected, particularly in New York City.
InterContinental joins the expanding boutique hotel market in NYC
June 17, 2010 8:00 PM
Bloomberg news reports that InterContinental Hotel Group plans to join the wave of boutique hotel development in NYC.
Funding approved for major Harlem hotel project
June 17, 2010 8:00 PM
The Wall Street Journal reports that $20 million in federal tax-exempt financing for NFL star Emmitt Smith's proposed hotel and retail project in HarlemÃÂ has been approved.
East Harlem development project breaks ground, includes hotel
June 17, 2010 8:00 PM
According to GlobeSt.com, construction on the $700 million East Harlem Media, Entertainment and Cultural Center finally got underway in May.
Barnett plans massive new skyscraper for hotel and apartments
June 13, 2010 8:00 PM
As reported in the New York TImes, real estate developer Gary Barnett is seeking to build the tallest residential skyscraper in New York City. The developer hopes to include a new Hyatt hotel as part of the building.
Strikers at Chicago’s Congress Hotel celebrate 7th anniversary
June 12, 2010 8:00 PM
According to In These Times, strikers at Chicago's Congress Plaza Hotel celebrated their 7th anniversary on the picket line on Monday.
