Sentences with phrase «hotel union workers»

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The senator first met Rielle in early 2006 when he was in New York during a cross-country speaking tour with actor Danny Glover on behalf of hotel workers who wanted his help at union rallies.

Meanwhile, the hotel workers» union says it will push hotels in more cities to provide devices like the panic buttons.

In Chicago, a survey by hotel union Unite Here Local 1 found that 58 percent of hotel workers and 77 percent of casino workers surveyed last year had been sexually harassed by a guest.

Wendi Walsh, secretary - treasurer of Unite Here Local 355, the county's only hotel union, said she has «absolutely no doubt» that a survey of hotel workers in South Florida will yield results similar to those in Chicago.

On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Plaza has been «virtually closed» all week due to a labor dispute that has recently escalated, with union workers at the Plaza raising health and safety concerns with the hotel's manager, Fairmont.

Legislation introduced in September by D.C. Council member Vincent B. Orange (D - At Large) and backed by a hotel workers» union would limit hosts to one listing at a time and require hosts to live on - site during guests» stays.

Smitherman has been endorsed by the Working Families Party as well as a host of key labor groups: AFL - CIO, 1199 SEIU, 32 BJ SEIU, Hotel and Motel Trades Council, Communication Workers of America 1180, Communication Workers of America District 1, UAW, Transport Workers Union, Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union, United Food and Commercial Workers.

The powerful hotel workers union HTC is targeting Assemblyman Joe Lentol over a bill that would benefit Airbnb.

Nevertheless, it's the hotel workers union that is formidable.

Despite determined resistance by the owners of these hotels, after tough fights the even more determined workers secured the right to be represented by the union of their choice, the New York Hotel Trades Council, AFL - CIO.

As the union for hotel workers, HTC counts 32,000 members.

«Non-union hotels are springing up everywhere, threatening to lower the standards for union hotel workers like ourselves,» Local 6 member Brian Gaffney told Hotel Voice at the hotel workers like ourselves,» Local 6 member Brian Gaffney told Hotel Voice at the Hotel Voice at the time.

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Learn more about what it takes to be a union organizer fighting for the rights of hotel and gaming workers across New York and Northern New Jersey.

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With over 200 non-union hotels planning to open their doors in our city in the next few years we must use the resources the membership provided in the dues referendum and continue to focus all of our energy on making our union one that represents as many workers in the hotel industry as possible.

A strong labor advocate with deep experience championing union rights, Jessica worked with Build Up NYC to fight for construction, hotel, and maintenance workers in New York City.

It is a credit to the union's organizing department that in one shop after another — with or without the benefit of card check — workers have remained united and have elected overwhelmingly to join the Hotel Trades Council.

Also Wednesday, the council greenlighted legislation requiring used car dealers to disclose details about a vehicle's recall history, regulating commercial bicyclists, studying the feasibility of allowing pedestrians to cross in any direction while vehicle traffic is stopped, and extending a prior legal limit on the conversion of hotels into non-hotel use — a bill backed by the city's hotel worker labor union.

-- New York City poised to join Airbnb crackdown effort backed by hotels, unions, by POLITICO's Sally Goldenberg: New York's City Council is plotting a crackdown on Airbnb, the largest home - sharing platform in the world, as the hotel industry and its unionized workers push lawmakers in some of the nation's biggest cities to blunt the $ 30 billion company's growth.

The bulk of the donations, which will be disclosed Monday in the state party's campaign filing, came from major unions like the ones representing health care and hotel and motel workers, which gave $ 250,000 each, and the American Federation of Teachers, which gave $ 100,000.

Menchaca is doing quite well in terms of institutional endorsements himself: he's been backed by many labor groups and elected officials, including the local union chapters for transportation, auto, and communications workers; SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, the Teamsters Joint Council 16, the Hotel Trades Council, and others.

In Brooklyn, Menchaca, a former top aide to Council Speaker Christine Quinn and before that to Borough President Marty Markowitz, has the support of Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, powerful unions, including SEIU 1199, which represents healthcare workers, 32BJ, representing building services employees, and the Hotel Trades Council, as well as the city's Central Labor Council.

Endorsements include: the Transportation Workers Union Local 100, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Workers Union, Plumbers Union Local 1, the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York, Teamsters Joint Council 16, DC 9 IUPAT, Steamfitters Local 638, the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, the Detectives» Endowment Association, the National NYCPD 10 - 13 Organization, Port Authority PBA, the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Workers Union Local 338, the Correction Officers» Benevolent Association, the Sergeants Benevolent Association, 32BJ SEIU, the Metallic Lathers and Iron Workers Local 46, the Bridge and Tunnel Officers Benevolent Association, the International Union of Elevator Constructors, the Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association Local 831, the Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen Local # 2, the NYS Troopers Police Benevolent Association and TWU Local 106.

Locally, the 35,000 - member Hotel Trades Council, a union representing hotel workers, pushed for that law and also wants city and state lawmakers to require the company to disclose hosts» addresses, according to Crain's New Hotel Trades Council, a union representing hotel workers, pushed for that law and also wants city and state lawmakers to require the company to disclose hosts» addresses, according to Crain's New hotel workers, pushed for that law and also wants city and state lawmakers to require the company to disclose hosts» addresses, according to Crain's New York.

The hotel workers union and affiliates of its parent organization, Unite Here, gave the firm $ 219,000 last year to represent its interests to city authorities.

But both the Hotel Association and the Hotel Trades Council, a union representing hotel workers, have backed state and city legislation that would obligate Airbnb to register all its listings with local authorities — a requirement that badly dented the company's business in San FrancHotel Association and the Hotel Trades Council, a union representing hotel workers, have backed state and city legislation that would obligate Airbnb to register all its listings with local authorities — a requirement that badly dented the company's business in San FrancHotel Trades Council, a union representing hotel workers, have backed state and city legislation that would obligate Airbnb to register all its listings with local authorities — a requirement that badly dented the company's business in San Franchotel workers, have backed state and city legislation that would obligate Airbnb to register all its listings with local authorities — a requirement that badly dented the company's business in San Francisco.

The union, which was founded in 1939, represents 35,000 hotel and motel workers in New York and northern New Jersey.

The U.F.T., which supported Bill Thompson in the Democratic primary, joined forces with 1199 Service Employees International Union, Communication Workers of America District 1, Hotel & Motel Trades Council and a host of other unions in raising funds for a TV ad blitz.

De Blasio's cousin, John Wilhelm, was his No. 3 bundler, and the UNITE HERE hotel workers union he co-founded benefited from the mayor's crackdown on illegal apartment rentals through Airbnb.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A union representing 32,000 hotel workers has bought TV and social media ads attacking Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner because it says the Upstate Democrat hasn't been a vocal enough advocate of the proposed $ 15 an hour minimum wage.

Miner said she doesn't know if the hotel workers union was persuaded by Cuomo or anyone else to buy the attack ads against her.

They really get it,» Cuomo said at the Tuesday rally, gesturing to Peter Ward of the Hotel Trades Council, Hector Figueroa of SEIU 32BJ and top officials from SEIU 1199 and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Workers Union.

At a meeting Monday with a group of influential labor leaders representing some of the state's powerful unions, including 1199 SEIU, 32BJ, the Hotel Trades Council and the Communications Workers of America, Cuomo said he couldn't pass a budget with campaign finance reform because of Senate opposition, and pressed the leaders to rein in the restive members of the Working Families Party, who vote on the party's endorsement.

The Daily News reported in April that two of its biggest organized - labor benefactors, the Hotel and Motel Trades Council and 1199 SEIU, the healthcare workers union and the state's largest, quietly withdrew their support for the WFP at the end of 2014.

Also at 6 p.m., fast - food, airport, retail, carwash and other workers strike and protest to demand $ 15 / hr and union rights for all, outside Grand Hyatt Hotel 109 East 42nd St., Manhattan.

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But Klein is favored to win and has key support from labor, including the Transport Worker Union, Uniformed Firefighters Association, Hotel Trades Council and Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, among others.

Cuomo's administration is directing state agencies and personnel, as well as those in the Executive Chamber, not to book events or rooms at the Albany Hilton amid an ongoing contract dispute between the union representing workers and hotel management.

He has also been endorsed by many unions, including the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500 and Uniformed Fire Officers Association.

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Speaking to a rally of several hundred union members in front of the hotel's Lodge Street entrance, Sheehan recalled supporting a city tax break package for the hotel, worth more than $ 1 million a year, and said hotel owners United Capital Corp. had «broken their promises» by failing to reach a contract with the Hotel Trades Council, which represents about 140 workers at the hhotel's Lodge Street entrance, Sheehan recalled supporting a city tax break package for the hotel, worth more than $ 1 million a year, and said hotel owners United Capital Corp. had «broken their promises» by failing to reach a contract with the Hotel Trades Council, which represents about 140 workers at the hhotel, worth more than $ 1 million a year, and said hotel owners United Capital Corp. had «broken their promises» by failing to reach a contract with the Hotel Trades Council, which represents about 140 workers at the hhotel owners United Capital Corp. had «broken their promises» by failing to reach a contract with the Hotel Trades Council, which represents about 140 workers at the hHotel Trades Council, which represents about 140 workers at the hotelhotel.

The bad feelings from the fight never dissipated and 1199 and the hotel workers union cut ties with the party soon after the election.

The Hotel Trades Council, an increasingly influential union representing the city's hotel workers, has endorsed Rebecca Lynch in the race to replace former Queens Councilman Mark WeHotel Trades Council, an increasingly influential union representing the city's hotel workers, has endorsed Rebecca Lynch in the race to replace former Queens Councilman Mark Wehotel workers, has endorsed Rebecca Lynch in the race to replace former Queens Councilman Mark Weprin.

The pro-de Blasio group includes powerful building staff unions 32BJ SEIU and Hotel Trades Council, healthcare workers union 1199 SEIU and unions representing city employees.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration is directing state agencies and personnel, as well as those in the Executive Chamber, not to book events or rooms at the Albany Hilton amid an ongoing contract dispute between the union representing workers and hotel management.

Along with Prendergast, the panel includes four MTA board members - Vice Chairman Freddy Ferrer, Regional Plan Association Chairman Scott Rechler, Transport Workers Union President John Samuelsen and New York Hotel Trades Council President Peter Ward.

The union is one of a handful of labor groups, including the United Federation of Teachers, the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Workers» Union and the Hotel Trades Council, that agreed to form a coalition along with Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio and members of the Working Families Party to help Democrats take control of the Senate, which the Republicans have controlled for all but two of the last 50 yunion is one of a handful of labor groups, including the United Federation of Teachers, the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Workers» Union and the Hotel Trades Council, that agreed to form a coalition along with Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio and members of the Working Families Party to help Democrats take control of the Senate, which the Republicans have controlled for all but two of the last 50 yUnion and the Hotel Trades Council, that agreed to form a coalition along with Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio and members of the Working Families Party to help Democrats take control of the Senate, which the Republicans have controlled for all but two of the last 50 years.

Over two days in New York City, executives from Hostelworld Group, Clink Hostels, Yellow Hostels, Generator Hostels and Meininger Hostels will meet with city hotel owners and the hotel workers union to try persuade them to support the legislation.

They are, from left, Peter Ward of the hotel union; Chris Shelton of the communication workers, Michael Mulgrew of the teachers union, Hector Figueroa and George Gresham representing service employees.