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Each year, national Jobs with Justice gives an “award” to the greediest, most cold-hearted company or person of the year. Nominations for the 2010 Scrooge of the Yearare in, and Hyatt Hotels has been nominated for their fight against workers: “In city after city across North America, Hyatt Hotels is leading the fight against middle-class […]
Responding to injury reports, community says, “If Hyatt won’t ease their housekeepers’ burden, we will” Responding to reports of work-related injuries in Hyatt’s housekeeping departments, a group of 50 women from across the city of Chicago rolled up their sleeves to go into the Hyatt Regency Chicago and help the housekeepers clean their rooms. The […]
On Tuesday November 9, Hyatt hotel housekeepers in eight cities across the U.S. are filing injury complaints with OSHA, reporting repetitive motion and other kinds of injuries sustained on the job. The landmark multi-city filing at 12 Hyatt properties that employ over 3,500 workers is the first of its kind in the private sector. A […]
Campus dining workers at DePaul University, members of UNITE HERE Local 1, voted to ratify a new contract on October 21. Their new agreement with Chartwells brings significantly improved wages, affordable family health care benefits, and language that protects immigrant workers. “Even with all the obstacles that we went through, we stood together, and we […]
Hotel ordered to offer jobs back with back pay and benefits Union estimates lost earnings and benefits to total at least $250,000 Chicago, IL – In a major ruling this week, an administrative law judge of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that owners and management of the Blackstone Hotel had violated federal labor […]
Workers call for investigation of growing state tax burden from staff cuts in one of Indiana’s most profitable industries (Indianapolis, IN) – Workers from Ameristar casino in East Chicago traveled to the State Capitol today to appear before the Indiana Gaming Commission to raise concerns about the casino’s increasing reliance on part-time workers, despite Ameristar […]
Chicago, IL—Today, strikers at the Congress Hotel, joined by hundreds of community supporters and members of UNITE HERE Local 1, rallied outside the Congress Hotel to commemorate the 7th Anniversary of the Congress Hotel Strike, now the longest hotel strike in American history. The event, led by keynote speaker Congressman Luis Gutierrez, gave recognition to […]