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Hospitality
Hyatt faces strikes and protests in cities across North America September 2, 2010 Just before Labor Day, thousands of workers are protesting how Hyatt is taking unfair advantage of tough times. Workers say the company is trying to make the recession permanent for its employees, despite Hyatt's improving profitability. |
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. |
Hundreds walk off the job at the Sheraton Chicago August 31, 2010 Nearly 200 hotel workers at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, managed by Starwood Hotels, walked off the job in protest of layoffs and chronic understaffing that have persisted for months despite a big boost in travel business and rising Starwood profits. |
Workers Call for Boycott of HEI-owned Embassy Suites in Irvine September 1, 2010 Workers from the HEI-owned Embassy Suites hotel in Irvine announced Tuesday afternoon they are calling for a boycott of their employer. The boycott is the second worker-called embargo of a HEI-owned hotel in Southern California, and the fourth in the country. |
LA Hyatt Workers Authorize Strike August 27, 2010 On August 26, UNITE HERE Local 11 members working at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza and the Hyatt Andaz voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. The vote represents a major escalation of a labor dispute with the Hyatt Corporation, the target of labor demonstrations across North America in recent weeks. The vote authorizes the rank-and-file bargaining committee to call a strike, if necessary. |
Chicago Hyatt workers call for boycott August 24, 2010 UNITE HERE Local 1 members call for a boycott at several area Hyatt Hotels—the Hyatt Regency Chicago, the Hyatt O’Hare, and the Park Hyatt. Hyatt workers will be joined by Jewish allies, who are releasing a pledge signed by over 250 Rabbis and other Jewish leaders nationwide in support of Hyatt workers across North America. |
