RELATED NEWS - CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT

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Brooklyn Marriott management learns the meaning of "willful" contract violations NYHTC, July 9, 2010 - In May, the union caught Brooklyn Marriott management stealing from employees. The hotel had been paying the wrong uniform laundering allowance, the wrong vacation pay rate, the wrong sick pay rate, and the wrong extra room attendant pay rate. [more...] Related issues: Marriott Brooklyn Bridge, Employer Theft, Contract Enforcement

NYHTC accepts Starwood's apology Hotel Voice, March 22, 2010 - As we reported in Hotel Voice last week, a March 11 New York Daily News story contained untrue information about our union. [more...] Related issues: Starwood Hotel Corporation, Westin, Contract Enforcement

Contract enforcement in 2009 Hotel Voice, January 4, 2010 - It's one thing to have a great contract, but it's quite another to make sure that the great contract is enforced. Once again in 2009 contract enforcement was one of our union's priorities. In fact, in 2009 the union obtained more money in back pay for members than ever before! These photos show some of the back pay awards won by the union in the last year. [more...] Related issues: Contract Enforcement

Union prepares for battle at Tavern on the Green Hotel Voice, September 28, 2009 - With the current Tavern on the Green owner's lease set to expire on December 31, the 400 employees at the world famous restaurant have been quite concerned about their future. [more...] Related issues: Tavern On The Green, Organizing, Rally, Contract Enforcement

700 NYHTC members: "We'll fight to protect our rights!" NYHTC, September 27, 2009 - More than 700 workers from both Tavern on the Green and union hotels rallied in Central Park September 25, sending a message to newly-designated Tavern operator Dean Poll that they would fight to protect the Tavern workers' union jobs and union contract. [more...] Related issues: Tavern On The Green, Contract Enforcement, Rally

Boston Hyatt fires 100 housekeepers; Governor calls for boycott NYHTC, September 23, 2009 - Hyatt Hotel Corporation fired 100 non-union housekeepers at three Boston-area hotels and subcontracted their jobs to workers from a Georgia-based staffing agency. [more...] Related issues: Contract Enforcement, Hyatt Hotel Corporation, Subcontracting, Boston

Milford Plaza to close for renovation NYHTC, September 15, 2009 - The Milford Plaza hotel will be closing in Mid-December for extensive renovations that expected to take 18 to 21 months. [more...] Related issues: Milford Plaza, Contract Enforcement

Tavern on the Green files for bankruptcy, assures union it will pay debt NYHTC, September 10, 2009 - Tavern on the Green filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 on September 9, just two weeks after losing the restaurant's operating lease to Dean Poll, operator of the Central Park Boathouse restaurant. [more...] Related issues: Tavern On The Green, Contract Enforcement

Union wins back pay at Clarion LaGuardia Hotel Voice, August 3, 2009 - These housekeeping department employees from the Clarion LaGuardia are $13,000 wealthier this week as a result of back pay obtained for them by the Union. [more...] Related issues: Clarion LaGuardia, Contract Enforcement, Back Pay, Employer Theft

Emergency union meetings held in Dream, Time and President lobbies Hotel Voice, June 15, 2009 - Back in April, Hotel Voice reported that the Union was forced to call an emergency meeting in the lobby of the President Hotel because management there was failing to pay the contractually required area standards for work being performed on the property. [more...] Related issues: Vikram Chatwal, Dream, Time, Best Western President, Contract Enforcement, Emergency Meeting

Union wins back pay at Iroquois Hotel Voice, May 25, 2009 - Union membership pays. [more...] Related issues: Back Pay, Employer Theft, Iroquois, Contract Enforcement

Emergency union meeting held in Essex House lobby Hotel Voice, May 18, 2009 - The Union was forced to call an emergency meeting in the lobby of the Essex House this week, after management broke an agreement it had made earlier with the Union. [more...] Related issues: Essex House, Emergency Meeting, Contract Enforcement, Employer Theft, Back Pay

Workers freeze action in hotel lobby, but film crew rolls nearby NYHTC, May 12, 2009 - Hotel workers at Jumeirah Essex House held a meeting in the lobby to protest the owners' refusal to pay $1.8 million in stolen tips to banquet staff. [more...] Related issues: Emergency Meeting, Essex House, Employer Theft, Contract Enforcement

Union wins back pay at Ramada JFK Hotel Voice, May 11, 2009 - The gentleman in this photo is Jorge Toscano, a bellman at the Ramada JFK, and he is collecting almost $9,000 in back pay obtained for him by the Union. [more...] Related issues: Back Pay, Employer Theft, Ramada Plaza Hotel At JFK, Contract Enforcement

Workers continue to tell management: no wage cuts! Hotel Voice, May 4, 2009 - The Union and lots of members once again spent much of the last week letting management know that any temporary decline in business is not a reason for the wage cuts that more than 20 hotels are seeking at the arbitrator's office. [more...] Related issues: Contract Enforcement, Park Central, Economy, Recession, Union Concession

Union wins back pay at Wingate Hotel Voice, May 4, 2009 - Li Xian Zhang of the Wingate is $1,500 richer this week, courtesy of the Union taking up her case for a contract violation by management. [more...] Related issues: Contract Enforcement, Wingate, Back Pay, Employer Theft

Workers to management: no wage cuts! Hotel Voice, April 27, 2009 - The Union and lots of members spent much of this week letting management know that any temporary decline in business is not a reason for the wage cuts that more than 20 hotels are seeking at the arbitrator's office, especially after 10 years of unprecedented prosperity in New York City hotels. [more...] Related issues: Contract Enforcement, Radisson Lexington, Economy, Recession, Union Concession

Union says "No" to hotels' demands for wage cuts Hotel Voice, April 20, 2009 - Claiming that the current economic climate is causing them hardship, more than 20 hotels have filed appeals at the arbitrator's office asking for "relief" from the wages called for by the contract. [more...] Related issues: Contract Enforcement, Carlyle, Economy, Recession, Union Concession

Emergency union meeting at the President Hotel Hotel Voice, April 20, 2009 - The Union was forced to call an emergency meeting in the lobby of the President Hotel this week after management was failing to pay contractually required area standards to contractors doing work on the property. [more...] Related issues: Contract Enforcement, Best Western President, Vikram Chatwal

Carlyle Hotel quits attempt to amend labor contract NYHTC, April 15, 2009 - Management at the Carlyle Hotel has backed down from an attempt to avoid paying the 3.5% July wage increase. Twenty-one other hotels are still seeking to avoid paying the upcoming wage increase, but the hotel workers' union has the right to subpoena a hotel's financial records and will fight all efforts to cut wages. [more...] Related issues: Contract Enforcement, Carlyle, Economy, Recession, Union Concession

Emergency union meeting held at Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel Voice, April 13, 2009 - The ongoing downturn in hotel business has led to plenty of layoffs, as many members are painfully aware. [more...] Related issues: Contract Enforcement, Emergency Meeting, Doubletree Metropolitan, Employer Theft

Hotel union demands financial books of hotels seeking to cut worker pay NYHTC, April 11, 2009 - After ten years of record profits and unprecedented occupancy rates, twenty hotels are seeking to cut wages and concessions from union members in New York City. [more...] Related issues: New Development, Contract Enforcement, Carlyle, Economy

Union chief vows hotel ‘holy war' NYHTC, April 10, 2009 - HTC President Peter Ward gave the Hotel Association's board of directors an earful when they came to him pleading poverty in late March. [more...] Related issues: Contract Enforcement, Carlyle, Holiday Inn SoHo, Radisson Lexington, Economy, Recession, Union Concession

Union fights for Crowne Plaza JFK workers Hotel Voice, December 15, 2008 - With paychecks bouncing and other shenanigans that are taking place at the Crowne Plaza JFK the future of the hotel is certainly in doubt. [more...] Related issues: Contract Enforcement, Crowne Plaza JFK, Employer Theft, ULP, JFK Plaza

Union corrects overtime underpaid Hotel Voice, May 12, 2008 - Carlos Bonett, an employee of the Park Central Hotel, has every reason to be happy. [more...] Related issues: Contract Enforcement, Employer Theft, Park Central

Union battles Host Hotels over health and safety issues Hotel Voice, February 25, 2008 - Anyone who doubts the importance of health and safety in the workplace should know this: According to the U.S. Department of Labor, employees in the U.S. leisure and hospitality industry suffered more than 96,000 serious job-related injuries and illnesses in 2006. [more...] Related issues: Contract Enforcement, Health & Safety, Host, Starwood

Union stops racial insult at Millennium Broadway Hotel Voice, February 4, 2008 - There are two managers at the Millennium Broadway that are either incredibly stupid and insensitive or are outright racists. [more...] Related issues: Contract Enforcement, Millennium Broadway, ULP

Combating Racism HTC-TV, January 30, 2008 - [more...] Related issues: Contract Enforcement, Millennium Broadway, HTC-TV, Video, Affecting Lives

Arbitrator rules on Hilton decision impact Hotel Voice, December 17, 2007 - As many members will recall, an arbitration decision issued three months ago required the Hilton New York to pay banquet servers and captains well over $1 million in back pay. [more...] Related issues: Employer Theft, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Contract Enforcement

Hilton NY caught stealing over $1 million from banquet employees (09/03/2007) Hotel Voice, September 3, 2007 - In a stunning arbitration decision the Hilton New York has been ordered to pay banquet servers and captains well over $1 million. It is believed to be the largest back pay award in the Union's history. [more...] Related issues: Employer Theft, Hilton New York, Contract Enforcement, Hilton Hotels Corporation

Emergency union meeting held at Park Lane hotel Hotel Voice, May 7, 2007 - The lobby of the Park Lane Hotel is beginning to resemble a Union hall. Several times this year the Union has been forced to call emergency meetings in the Park Lane's lobby because of management's disregard of the contract. [more...] Related issues: Contract Enforcement, Park Lane, Health & Safety

Hilton's giveback demands Hotel Voice, May 29, 2006 - Hilton walked into the first negotiation session with a list of giveback demands that is far, far worse that the proposals made by the Hotel Association. [more...] Related issues: Hilton Hotels Corporation, Contract Fight, Back Pay, Contract Enforcement

Ward: Union must have language to stop willful and repeated contract violations Hotel Voice, April 17, 2006 - Over the last few months Hotel Voice has reported on different items that the Union would like to address in contract negotiations. [more...] Related issues: Contract Fight, Contract Enforcement

Hilton does it again! Hotel Voice, March 6, 2006 - Hotel Voice has been filled with stories about the abusive behavior of Hilton management and two additional recent examples can be found at the Doubletree Guest Suites and the Millennium Hilton, two Hilton-managed properties. [more...] Related issues: Hilton Hotels Corporation, Doubletree Guest Suites, Millennium Hilton, Contract Enforcement

Union records show over $10 million in back pay awards since the year 2000 Hotel Voice, February 27, 2006 - Over the years you have no doubt seen many photos in Hotel Voice of members receiving back pay for contract violations. But while the members are often smiling at the sudden windfall they are receiving in these photos, no one should be happy about the contract violations that led to the awards. [more...] Related issues: Hilton Hotels Corporation, Back Pay, Contract Enforcement

Union tells Waldorf: Clean up health & safety violations! Hotel Voice, February 27, 2006 - Despite a Hilton spokesperson's repeated denials, the Waldorf-Astoria now has to face up to the serious health and safety issues in the hotel that were first reported by the Union and then confirmed by the hotel's own hand-picked expert. [more...] Related issues: Hilton Hotels Corporation, Waldorf=Astoria, Health & Safety, Contract Enforcement

Health & safety expert delivers devastating report on Waldorf=Astoria Hotel Voice, February 20, 2006 - A report on health and safety conditions released by a firm hired by Hilton itself confirms that there are numerous problems at the Waldorf-Astoria. [more...] Related issues: Hilton Hotels Corporation, Waldorf=Astoria, Health & Safety, Contract Enforcement

Hilton spokesperson lies to the media again; union stops asbestos removal project at Waldorf=Astoria Hotel Voice, January 30, 2006 - Apparently, the Waldorf-Astoria doesn't get it. The hotel just doesn't seem to understand that it has to respect its employees, the Union and the contract. [more...] Related issues: Hilton Hotels Corporation, Waldorf=Astoria, Health & Safety, Contract Enforcement

Hilton spokesperson lies to the Daily News again! Union finds more health and safety problems at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Voice, January 23, 2006 - The health and safety issues at the Waldorf-Astoria are so widespread that they are close to becoming a weekly feature in Hotel Voice. In a January 11 inspection tour of the hotel the Union again found numerous health and safety violations that had not yet been reported. [more...] Related issues: Hilton Hotels Corporation, Waldorf=Astoria, Contract Enforcement, Health & Safety

More health & safety problems found at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Voice, January 9, 2006 - The New Year started off with the same old story at the Waldorf-Astoria. In an inspection tour by the Union on January 4 to follow-up on serious health and safety issues that had been raised two weeks earlier, additional serious problems were found. [more...] Related issues: Hilton Hotels Corporation, Waldorf=Astoria, Contract Enforcement, Health & Safety

Union confronts Waldorf-Astoria on health and safety issues Hotel Voice, December 19, 2005 - Hotel Voice has been filled with stories and photos in recent weeks about grievances and contract violations at two Hilton Corporation properties, the Waldorf-Astoria and the New York Hilton. [more...] Related issues: Hilton Hotels Corporation, Waldorf=Astoria, New York Hilton, Contract Enforcement, Health & Safety