Hotel Workers Rising

On Super Bowl weekend, NFL Players Association Director joins hundreds protesting Hyatt's subcontracting abuses

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

(Indianapolis, IN): Hundreds of hotel workers and supporters, including DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the NFL Players Association, Indianapolis City Council President Maggie A. Lewis, and Majority Leader Vernon Brown, are taking part in a protest outside the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis just 48 hours before Super Bowl kick-off. Protestors are rallying to show solidarity...

Pine Inn Workers Approve Strike Vote

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

Carmel. Pine Inn and Tally-Ho Inn workers have voted by 100% to authorize a strike at any time. Members of UNITE HERE Local 483, the housekeeping, front desk, bell, and maintenance workers voted today, January 26, 2012, at Seaside's Oldemeyer Center. The workers voted to authorize their negotiating committee to take any action up to and including a strike. Workers...

Proposed OSHA Rules Seek to End Backbreaking Cleaning Practices for Hotel Housekeepers

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

Los Angeles -- Today, housekeepers’ union UNITE HERE is asking the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to consider a new proposal to prevent disabling injuries in hotel room cleaners and save hotels money on workers compensation claims.

The proposed safety standard complements Senate Bill...

Federal Agency says Hyatt Andaz violated labor law for increasing housekeeper workload

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

LOS ANGELES – The General Council's Office of the National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against the Hyatt Andaz in West Hollywood for increasing the number of hotel rooms housekeepers’ must clean in a shift, and threatening discipline to workers who spoke up about the problem.

Hyatt...

Collective Action Lawsuit Filed against 10 Indy Hotels and Subcontractor for Wage and Hour Violations

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

Indianapolis, IN – Hotel workers in Indianapolis filed a lawsuit in federal court today against Hospitality Staffing Solutions (HSS) and ten major hotels for alleged wage and hour violations. This landmark lawsuit is the broadest wage and hour case in the history of the Indianapolis hotel industry. If the lawsuit is certified as a collective action, eligible employees...

Hundreds picket Hyatt HQ, protesting threats to cancel healthcare

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

Chicago, IL – Hundreds of hotel workers and allies are picketing at Hyatt's global headquarters today in protest of Hyatt's proposal to strip health insurance from Chicago hotel workers and their families after more than two years of contract negotiations. Bargaining between Hyatt and the members of UNITE HERE Local 1 hit a turning point in late November...

National Labor Relations Board Takes Sheraton Anchorage to Federal Court

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

On December 9, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the agency that enforces the National Labor Relations Act, the federal labor law that governs most private-sector workers, filed a lawsuit in an Alaskan federal court against Texas-based Remington Lodging & Hospitality, the corporation that operates the Sheraton Hotel & Spa in Anchorage. The...

UNITE HERE Local 11 Members Overwhelmingly Ratify Five-Year Agreement with Disneyland Resort

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

ANAHEIM, CALIF. - December 7, 2011 — By an overwhelming majority, UNITE HERE Local 11 members at the Disneyland Resort ratified a new, mutually beneficial, five-year collective bargaining agreement that was supported by both union leadership and the company. The contract will be in effect through January 2017, and applies to the union's 2,100 workers at...

Disneyland Resort & UNITE HERE Local 11 Settle Five-Year Contract

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

ANAHEIM, CALIF. - December 5, 2011 - Disneyland Resort and UNITE HERE Local 11, the union representing 2,100 workers at the Resort’s three hotels, announced today that they have concluded negotiations on a mutually-agreeable, five-year collective bargaining agreement. The contract will be effective once voted upon and ratified by the Local 11 members at the resort....

W Hollywood Hotel Workers File Complaints for Missed Breaks

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

LOS ANGELES – Workers from the popular W Hollywood Hotel filed wage and hour complaints on December 1 with the State of California, alleging hotel management has broken state law by not allowing workers to take breaks while on the job.

In three dozen complaints, W housekeepers, bellman and other workers demand that hotel-owner HEI Hospitality...

Hyatt threatens to cut off workers' healthcare

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

Chicago, IL - After more than two years of bargaining, contract negotiations between Hyatt Hotels and members of UNITE HERE Local 1 hit a crisis point last Monday when Hyatt threatened to cut off health benefits unless workers give up their fight and abandon their boycotts. In response, hotel workers, religious leaders, and health advocates are holding a press conference...