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Tavern on the Green preps for final service
Crain's NY Business, December 30, 2009 -
Tavern on the Green, once America's highest-grossing restaurant, is singing its culinary swan song.
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Hotel company should negotiate with workers, PDP says
Puerto Rico Daily Sun, December 21, 2009 -
Popular Democratic Party Sens. Cirilo Tirado Rivera and Jorge Suárez called Sunday on the managers of several hotels to start negotiations with the Gastronomic Union Local 610, which represents 1,200 employees, saying that local workers are of equal caliber to those in other jurisdictions.
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Bankruptcy judge approves sale of major Tavern asset
NYHTC, December 20, 2009 -
The bankruptcy court judge presiding over the Tavern on the Green proceedings has approved the sale of one of the restaurant's major assets.
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Empleados de cuatro hoteles irían a huelga
El Nuevo Dia, December 20, 2009 -
En plena temporada alta en los hoteles del País, cerca de 1,200 empleados de los hoteles Caribe Hilton, Conrad Condado Plaza, Radisson Ambassador Plaza y el Hotel San Juan podrían quedarse de brazos caídos de aprobar un voto de huelga el próximo martes, cuando se espera continuar las negociaciones entre la Unión Gastronómica Local 610 y la gerencia de dichas hospederías.
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Uniting to protest
Puerto Rico Daily Sun, December 20, 2009 -
Members of the gastronomic union Local 610 staged a protest Saturday in front of the El San Juan Hotel and Casino in Isla Verde, marking the third straight day of manifestations against their employer, the Blackstone Group, which owns the property and several others on the island. The workers are claiming better wages, working conditions and a new collective bargaining agreement.
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Puerto Rico, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Contract Fight, Rally
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Federal court judge hears argument in Tavern name case
NYHTC, December 18, 2009 -
A federal district court judge vigorously questioned attorneys for New York City and for the LeRoys, current operators of Tavern on the Green, as each side argued it has the right to Tavern on the Green's famous name.
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Hilton hotel employees march through Condado
Puerto Rico Daily Sun, December 18, 2009 -
Hundreds of Caribe Hilton, Conrad Condado Plaza and El San Juan Hotel and Casino employees on Thursday marched through the Condado, protesting low wages, poor health care benefits, abusive practices, unsanitary and unsafe working conditions, as well as violations of federal labor laws.
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Hundreds of hotel workers rally against Hilton at Conrad Condado Plaza Hotel
NYHTC, December 18, 2009 -
San Juan's Ashford Avenue was closed off by police on Thursday, as hundreds of hotel workers chanted and marched in the street to protest Hilton's low wages, poor healthcare benefits, abusive managers, unsafe working conditions and violations of federal labor law.
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Hilton Hotels Corporation, Puerto Rico, Contract Fight, Rally
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For immediate release:
Rallies begin today in front of Hilton hotels in San Juan
NYHTC, December 17, 2009 -
Hundreds of hotel workers of the Caribe Hilton, Condado Plaza and the El San Juan hotels will be holding a series of protests and marches December 17, 18 and 19.
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Puerto Rico, Contract Fight, Hilton Hotels Corporation
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Para comunicación inmediata:
Comienzan hoy las manifestaciones frente a los hoteles Hilton en San Juan
NYHTC, December 17, 2009 -
Cientos de trabajadores de los hoteles Caribe Hilton, Condado Plaza y El San Juan llevarán a cabo una serie de protestas y marchas los días 17, 18 y 19 de diciembre.
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Hotel employees to protest Blackstone policies
Caribbean Business, December 17, 2009 -
Dozens of unionized employees of the Caribe Hilton, Condado Plaza and El San Juan hotels will stage demonstrations over the next three days to protest work conditions at the beachfront properties owned and/or managed by the Blackstone Group.
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Puerto Rico, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Contract Fight
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Conflicto hotelero en plena temporada alta
El Nuevo Día, December 15, 2009 -
Un total de 1,216 empleados unionados de cuatro hoteles importantes de Puerto Rico protestarán entre jueves y sábado contra sus patronos, por lo que consideran violaciones a sus derechos y trato injusto.
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