Hotel Workers Rising

OSHA tells Hyatt that its housekeepers are at risk

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

[Washington D.C.] In a first for the hotel industry, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a letter to Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H), notifying the company of ergonomic risk factors faced by housekeepers in the course of their...

Living Wage Long Beach Campaign to File 30,000 Signatures with City Clerk

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

In just six weeks, the Long Beach Living Wage Coalition has collected some 30,000 signatures to qualify the city ordinance for the November ballot. In what would normally be a multiple-month campaign, a huge team of volunteers and canvassers went door-to-door talking to Long Beach residents about the need for a Living Wage for hospitality workers in the City of Long Beach. "As...

Seattle's growing hotel profits come at worker expense and with public subsidies

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT

While Seattle's downtown hotel sector sets for widely projected growth and profitability, its workforce endures poverty wages, pain and injury from unsustainable management practices. Our Pain, Their Gain: The hidden costs of profitability in Seattle's downtown hotels reveals how industry practices keep workers in poverty with low wages and inadequate health...

On Eve of May Day, San Francisco Hyatt Workers Take to the Streets

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT

[San Francisco] Hundreds of San Francisco hotel workers will hold an all-day picket line at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero on Monday, April 30. The action, on the eve of International Workers' Day (May 1st), will call attention to the injustices workers face from Hyatt Hotels. Workers at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero have been without a contract since August 2009, and...

Hotel Housekeepers to Join U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis at Health Summit for Workers' Memorial Day

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT

LOS ANGELES -- Hotel housekeepers will join U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis at the Action Summit on Worker Safety and Health on Thursday, April 26, at East LA College to discuss the hidden dangers hotel workers face daily. The event, scheduled on Workers' Memorial Day, is part of the Labor Secretary's new education and outreach effort to keep workers safe. "We...

Union Members Ratify Contract at the Lodge at Pebble Beach

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Pebble Beach, CA -- UNITE HERE Local 483 members at the prestigious Lodge at Pebble Beach voted overwhelmingly to approve a 5-year labor contract Tuesday evening, March 27. Approximately 94% of the voting members approved the agreement, calling for a minimum of $1.90 per hour in additional wages for non-tipped workers over the span of the contract,...

On International Women's Day, Housekeepers call on Hyatt to Stop Hurting Women

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

[Santa Clara, CA] Today, March 8, women from across the Bay Area are speaking out against Hyatt's mistreatment of women in protests at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara and Grand Hyatt San Francisco. The action, which marks International Women's Day, features a "Clothesline Project" bearing messages and stories of the struggles women face at work....

Parents, homeowners call on Pritzker Family to pay their fair share of taxes

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Chicago, IL - As property tax bills come due for thousands of Chicago homeowners, hotel workers and community leaders today called on Chicago Board of Education member Penny Pritzker to drop pending tax appeals on her home and to encourage her family members to pay their fair share. The outcry comes as hospitality workers union UNITE HERE released its report exposing efforts...

Princeton Joins Growing Number of Ivy Leagues To End Investments In HEI Hospitality

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

Princeton, New Jersey – In a Princeton Resource Committee meeting, President of Princeton University Investment Company, Andrew Golden, stated that the University would no longer reinvest in private-equity hotelier, HEI Hospitality, citing allegations regarding HEI’s compliance with regulations (see...

New Video Leaks Hyatt's Plans for Iron Chef Morimoto at West Hollywood Hotel

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

LOS ANGELES – In a new video released today, LA food lovers tell Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, please come to LA, but not for a deal with the Hyatt.

The Hyatt Andaz in West Hollywood has reported it is in contract talks with the world-renowned chef to revitalize the hotel’s RH restaurant. But...

University Faculty Nationwide Call on Hyatt to Rehire Housekeepers

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

Today, faculty from universities nationwide are releasing a statement with signers from over 150 universities, calling on Hyatt "uphold the dignity of women" and rehire two housekeepers who were fired from the Santa Clara Hyatt Regency last fall. Martha Reyes and her sister Lorena Reyes were fired after Martha objected to the posting of a bikini-clad ...