News
W hotel at Union Square sold at auction
December 9, 2009 7:00 PM
The W New York Union Square was sold December 8 at a foreclosure auction from Dubai World to LEM Mezzanine, a private equity firm that was one of the property's lenders.
“Tavern” fixtures to hit the auction block
December 8, 2009 7:00 PM
A piece of New York City history will soon be on the auction block.
Federal judge will decide who owns Tavern’s name
November 30, 2009 7:00 PM
In the increasingly messy bankruptcy of Tavern on the Green, a federal judge on Tuesday handed New York City its first victory in a legal battle over who owns the name of the landmark restaurant in Central Park.
Still no decision on who will get go-ahead to operate Aqueduct Race track
November 30, 2009 7:00 PM
A decision has yet to be reached by the necessary New York state political figures on which of the remaining bidders will get the nod to operate Aqueduct Racetrack, potentially the most lucrative site for gambling in the state.
Unite Here rallies support for housekeepers fired by Hyatt
November 30, 2009 7:00 PM
Despite their firings from three Boston Hyatts at the end of August 2009, the almost 100 housekeepers who lost their jobs and their means of support have not been forgotten.
New York State launches green lodging initiative
November 30, 2009 7:00 PM
New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has implemented a program to certify lodging establishments as "green."
Grand reopening of The Surrey following renovation
November 30, 2009 7:00 PM
Following a 14-month gut renovation, The Surrey, a NY Hotel Trades Council hotel on Manhattan's Upper East Side, announced its official grand reopening November 12, 2009.
The Paramount, an HTC hotel, is landmarked
November 30, 2009 7:00 PM
The Paramount Hotel on West 46th between 7th and 8th Avenues has had landmark status bestowed on it by the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission
Hotel project in downtown Brooklyn gets stimulus money
November 30, 2009 7:00 PM
A 117-room hotel on the corner of Tillary and Flatbush in downtown Brooklyn is one of five development projects city officials have selected to receive stimulus money.
City Council has power to influence landmarks decision
November 30, 2009 7:00 PM
Four City Council members have made known that they do not want jeopardized the project to build a hotel tower at Broadway and 57th in Manhattan.
HTC, other unions use their political power to help workers
November 24, 2009 7:00 PM
Throughout the city, unions, including the NY Hotel Trades Council, are using their political power in fights to better the conditions of their members and other working people.
Boston Hyatt housekeepers ask: where is our family medical coverage?
November 24, 2009 7:00 PM
After Hyatt Hotels received deeply negative media coverage for firing nearly 100 housekeepers in Boston this past August, the company committed to keeping the housekeepers' existing health insurance coverage through March 2010.
Noted commentator supports Tavern workers’ fight
November 24, 2009 7:00 PM
Jim Hightower, a well-known commentator, public speaker, author, and political activist, voiced support for the Tavern on the Green workers' fight to protect their union contract in his newspaper column "The Hightower Report."
Pierre Hotel awarded Five Diamond rating
November 24, 2009 7:00 PM
The Pierre Hotel, a union shop, has been awarded a 2010 AAA Five Diamond rating, which places it in an elite group of only 113 hotels in American, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Tavern creditors say the city is hurting their interests
November 23, 2009 7:00 PM
There are 452 of them - ranging from a powerful labor union to humble butchers, bakers and even balloon-animal artists.
Hotel strike likely in Puerto Rico
November 22, 2009 7:00 PM
The latest round of contract negotiations between Hilton and Local 610, which lasted three days, started off well, but ended badly. The first two sessions, held November 11 and 12, were productive. They began by revisiting the union's economic proposal, which had been put on hold temporarily while the union waited for quotes from insurance companies for an improved health plan for employees of the Condado Plaza and El San Juan Hotel and Casino.
Union fights racism at Sheraton New York
November 21, 2009 7:00 PM
One night, my manager passed me in the hall and said he needed to speak with me. I asked if we could talk in private. He said, 'There is no private here. I own you like my grandfather owned your grandfather.'
Union Writing Contest: Check out this year’s Poetry winners!
November 21, 2009 7:00 PM
Every year, the Hotel Trades Council holds a writing contest for high school students who have a parent who belongs to the union.
Litigation over TOG name continues
November 18, 2009 7:00 PM
New York City, the plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging the LeRoy family's claim to ownership of the Tavern on the Green name, is seeking to have the case moved to the United States District Court.
Recap of negotiations in Puerto Rico
November 12, 2009 7:00 PM
Today Hilton submitted their economic counter proposal to union negotiators. Hilton negotiators did not come prepared to discuss how they costed out their economic proposal.
