Workers hold one-day strike at Toronto's Hyatt Regency

September 3, 2010

Hotel workers at the Hyatt Regency, home of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, have begun a one-day walkout after they bargained past a midnight deadline without reaching a new agreement. Unions from the film sector will rally in support of the hotel workers.

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AFL-CIO Labor Day TV ad features UNITE HERE members

September 2, 2010

An AFL-CIO Labor Day ad will air nationally in major urban markets on Sunday and Monday and features several UNITE HERE Local 1 members from the Ritz Carlton in Chicago.

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Hyatt workers strike at Hyatt O'Hare

September 3, 2010

Workers at the Hyatt Regency near Chicago's O'Hare airport are on strike, joining a wave of demonstrations this week in cities across North America.

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Hyatt Regency Waikiki strike for a day over new contract

September 2, 2010

Workers at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa went on a one-day strike on September 2 to protest working conditions and other issues. Hyatt employees and supporters walked picket lines at the 1,229-room hotel, starting in the pre-dawn hours.

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Hyatt faces strikes and protests in cities across North America

September 2, 2010

Before the Labor Day weekend, workers are rallying in Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Toronto and Vancouver.

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Workers on strike at Hyatt Andaz on Sunset Strip

September 2, 2010

Hotel workers have endured months of chronic understaffing and excessive injury rates. Now Hyatt wants to take more away and lock workers into recession contracts even as the economy rebounds.

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