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9/2/2010	Workers on Strike at Hyatt Andaz on Sunset Strip
9/2/2010	Hyatt faces strikes and protests in cities across North America
9/1/2010	Workers Call for Boycott of HEI-owned Embassy Suites in Irvine
8/31/2010	Hundreds walk off the job at the Sheraton Chicago
8/26/2010	LA Hyatt Workers Authorize Strike
8/24/2010	Chicago Hyatt workers call for boycott
8/20/2010	UNITE HERE Local 251 Members Ratify Contract with Hilton Americas-Houston
8/19/2010	Chicago Hilton workers vote overwhelmingly to strike
8/18/2010	"Show Us the Tax Breaks" Premieres in Chicago
8/18/2010	Disneyland Employee Sent Home for Wearing Hijab
8/18/2010	Citing bailouts, hotel workers call on Bank of America to "Save Our Jobs"
8/5/2010	Irvine Hotel Workers Demand $180,000 in Back Pay for Years of Denied Breaks
7/29/2010	Chicago Hyatt workers authorize strike
7/15/2010	Hyatt faces protests in 15 cities across North America
7/8/2010	Judge rules: Blackstone Hotel illegally laid off workers
6/24/2010	Toronto Novotel workers strike as G20 delegates arrive
6/22/2010	Novotel talks break down at 11th hour
6/22/2010	Novotel Toronto, hotel workers in last ditch effort to avoid strike before G20 delegations arrive
6/17/2010	Novotel Ottawa workers to ask French Ambassador to help protect their rights; follows strike announcement in Toronto
6/16/2010	Hotel workers spotlight global giant Westmont in lead-up to G20
6/16/2010	Hotel Workers Rally to Mark Two Years of Struggle
6/14/2010	HEI Hotels and Resorts Reinstates Fired Union Leader After Year-Long Worker and Student Campaign
6/14/2010	Gutierrez honors Congress Hotel Strikers at 7th Anniversary Rally
6/9/2010	Global Hotel Corps Reap Gains, Vancouver’s Hotel Workers Left Behind
6/9/2010	Protests cloud Hyatt's first shareholders meeting
6/8/2010	Hyatt Regency San Francisco Workers on Strike
6/3/2010	Toronto Hotel Workers Authorize Strike
5/26/2010	Hundreds walk off the job at the Hyatt Regency
4/14/2010	Latina Housekeeper Injuries Spotlighted at OSHA Summit
4/13/2010	Hyatt Hotel Workers Reject Company Attempt to Slash Worker Healthcare
4/7/2010	San Francisco Hilton Hotel Workers on Strike
3/25/2010	Fed up with layoffs and pay cuts, hotel workers boycott 8 Columbia Sussex hotels
2/19/2010	Hotel Workers Picket in Support of Boycott
1/7/2010	AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Calls on Hyatt Corp. to Address Workload and Raise Working Standards
1/5/2010	San Francisco Hotel Workers Heat Up the New Year
12/16/2009	Hotel Workers Announce Boycott of the W Hotel
11/18/2009	Hotel workers' fight comes to Oakland
11/18/2009	Workers on Strike at Westin St. Francis Hotel
11/13/2009	Palace Hotel Strike Ends, Boycott Continues
11/10/2009	Palace Hotel Workers on Strike
11/9/2009	Hotel Workers throughout North America Call on Hyatt to Rehire "The Boston 100"
11/5/2009	Hotel Workers on Strike at Grand Hyatt in San Francisco
11/4/2009	Hotel workers, One King West and Giambrone challenge others to go green with employer-subsidized Metropasses
11/2/2009	Union Makes Proposal to Avert Strike
10/29/2009	Workers vote to authorize a strike at 5 Chicago-area hotels
10/26/2009	Indianapolis Area hotel workers to march with "Hope Quilt"
10/26/2009	On eve of hotel strike vote, workers picket and pay tribute to historic 6-year strike at Congress Hotel
10/21/2009	San Francisco Hotel Workers take City-Wide Strike Vote
10/5/2009	Federal government to take Blackstone Hotel to trial before an administrative law judge
9/29/2009	Hundreds of Long Beach Hotel Workers to Lead "Hope for Housekeepers" March, Launch of 7-City National Tour
9/24/2009	Fired Boston housekeeper appeals to Penny Pritzker
9/24/2009	Hundreds to be arrested in civil disobedience action
9/1/2009	Fed up with cuts, workers put hotels on notice: "We won't sacrifice our health for corporate profit"
8/14/2009	San Francisco Hotel Workers March for Fair Contract
7/20/2009	InterContinental Chicago O'Hare to Sign New Union Contract
6/15/2009	Quinn honors Congress Hotel Strikers at 6th Anniversary Rally
5/18/2009	At fundraiser, Obama backs Indy hotel workers
5/11/2007	Congress Strikers Freedom Rally
4/9/2007	Hotel Workers Rising Comes to Nation’s Capitol
12/6/2006	LAX Hotel Workers To Begin Fast For A Living Wage
11/28/2006	Sacramento Sheraton Grand Workers Reach Tentative Agreement
11/9/2006	UNION APPROVES TWO MORE MONTEREY HOTEL CONTRACTS
10/9/2006	Agreement Reached at the Hilton Hawaiian Village
9/29/2006	Sacramento Sheraton Workers to Rally for Fair Contract
9/28/2006	HISTORIC CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE ACTION SHOWS BREADTH AND DEPTH OF SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANT HOTEL WORKERS
9/25/2006	Southland Religious Leaders, Students From a Dozen Colleges Announce Participation in Historic Action to Support Immigrant Workers
9/22/2006	San Francisco Hotel Workers Vote to Ratify Union Contract
9/14/2006	UNITE HERE reaches tentative agreement with Starwood Hotels in Chicago
9/14/2006	Hotel Strike Averted In Monterey
8/23/2006	Chicago Hyatt, Hilton Workers Authorize Strike
8/15/2006	Key Religious Leaders Launch Coalition with Chicago Hotel Workers (UNITE HERE)
8/9/2006	Toronto Hotel Workers defer strike action to support World AIDS Conference
7/29/2006	Hilton, N.Y. Hotel and Motel Trades Council Reach Tentative Agreement
7/24/2006	Chicago Hotel Workers Gear up for Negotiations
6/28/2006	The Informed Meetings Exchange (INMEX) launches with the support of over 100 organizations
4/24/2006	New Study Reveals Hotel Housekeeper Work is Dangerous, and Getting More Dangerous
2/1/2006	Hotel Workers support more tourism investment tied to good jobs
11/17/2005	Hotel Workers Union and Fairmont Royal York settle contract talks
10/25/2005	Workers at Fairmont Royal York Vote to Reject Company Offer
10/19/2005	Union will Conduct Vote on Royal York Company Proposal
10/4/2005	Fairmont Royal York Hotel Charges Room Attendants With Engaging in an Illegal Strike:
9/27/2005	Workers at Fairmont Royal York Have Strike Authorization Vote Today
9/27/2005	79 % of Workers at Fairmont Royal York Vote to Authorize Strike
9/3/2005	Hotel Workers Union Announces End of Boycott at One of Fourteen San Francisco Hotels
6/16/2005	Los Angeles Hotel Workers Ratify Contract by 98 Percent, Settle $1 Million in Unfair Labor Practices
6/11/2005	Los Angeles Hotel Workers and Employers' Council Reach Tentative Agreement
6/10/2005	UNITE HERE Statement on the Los Angeles Employers’ Council Decision to Lock Out 2,500 Workers
6/9/2005	STRIKE AT THE HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD!
3/22/2005	Philosophers to Picket Westin St. Francis in Support of Hotel Workers
3/3/2005	President Clinton Respects Hotel Workers' Boycott
1/18/2005	UNITE HERE Hotel Workers Ratify Contract
1/17/2005	DC Hotel Workers Vote on Contract Tuesday
1/14/2005	DC Hotel Workers And Management Reach Tentative Agreement
1/14/2005	DC Hotel Workers And Management To Negotiate At Noon

News and Updates Hyatt faces strikes and protests in cities across North America September 2, 2010 Just days before Labor Day, Hyatt workers in several cities across North America are striking, as part of a wave of demonstrations this week by thousands of hotel workers protesting Hyatt (NYSE: H) and its billionaire ownership family, the Pritzkers. Workers say the company is... Read more updates	Spotlight on Hyatt In city after city across North America, Hyatt Hotels is leading the fight against middle class jobs for hotel workers. Read more	Sleep with the Right People A coalition between the LGBT community and UNITE HERE fighting for the fair and equal treatment of all individuals. Read more

	Hyatt 100 On August 31, 2009, Hyatt fired its longtime housekeeping staff at its three Boston-area hotels. Many of the fired housekeepers worked for their hotels for over 20 years. Read more	Hope for Housekeepers Hope for Housekeepers is a national campaign founded by Hyatt housekeepers across the nation to stop the abuse of women in the hotel industry. Read more

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