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At Senate Hearing, Hyatt Workers Oppose Pritzker Nomination for Commerce Secretary

Long Beach: "I Haven't Eaten for 3 Days in Solidarity"--Stories from a Hunger Striker

Long Beach: Use of E-Verify Reason for 5-Day Hunger Strike by Hotel Workers & Allies

Los Angeles: On Oscar Weekend, W Hollywood Housekeepers Ready to Strike

Hyatt bullies LGBTQ organization for backing boycott

Baltimore: Settlement reached in federal case against Hyatt for alleged labor violations

San Francisco: Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf Withdraws Appeal of Housekeeper Injury Citations, Agrees to Landmark Settlement

Baltimore: Federal trial against Hyatt Regency Baltimore begins today

Indianapolis: Historic lawsuit settled for hotel workers

Long Beach: Hotel Workers Win Minimum Wage in Long Beach

Long Beach: Employees Denied Meal and Rest Breaks by HEI Hotels and Resorts Reach $130,000 Settlement Affirming Workers' Rights

Baltimore: Feds to prosecute Hyatt Regency Baltimore for violating federal labor law

Long Beach: Long Beach Votes Yes On N!

Los Angeles: Federal Agency Seeks to Halt Hyatt's use of Housekeeper Tracking Device

Long Beach: Community, Workers, Want Living Wage in Long Beach; Hyatt Says No

Indianapolis: Hyatt Workers Lead Town Hall Meeting in Indianapolis

Los Angeles: Non-Union Hotel Workers to Strike at Hotel Owned by LA County Employee Pension Fund

Demonstrations Held at Hyatts across the U.S. to Launch Global Boycott

NFL Players Boycott Hyatt

Global Boycott of Hyatt Launched

Baltimore: Fed up with poverty wages and subcontracting, hundreds rally at Baltimore Hyatt

Chicago: Hundreds join Chicago Congress Hotel Strikers at 9th Anniversary Rally

San Jose: Workers on Strike at Doubletree Hotel San Jose

Landmark OSHA statement tells Hyatt that its housekeepers are at risk

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

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

Seattle: Hyatt at Olive 8 Seattle workers demand a fair process to organize

Harvard Will Not Reinvest in HEI Hospitality As HEI Hemorrhages University Investors

NLRB General Counsel Issues Complaint on Hyatt's Employee Blogging Policy

Long Beach: Former HEI housekeeper Wins $70,000 in Embassy Suites Irvine Settlement

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

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

Faculty, students from 150+ Universities Call on Hyatt to Rehire Housekeepers

Vancouver: Victory at the Anchorage Sheraton

Vancouver: Vancouver's Rosewood Hotel Georgia workers celebrate contract win

Monterey: Carmel, CA, Pine Inn Workers on Strike

New York: For New York Hotel Staff, Panic Buttons and Big Raises

Indianapolis: NFL Players Association Director joins hundreds protesting Hyatt's subcontracting abuses

Indianapolis: Hyatt's Super Bowl Staffing Shuffle

Gloria Steinem backs fired housekeepers and pledges to honor Hyatt boycotts!

Los Angeles: Proposed Cal-OSHA Standard would establish much-needed safety guidelines for one of California's top industries

Toronto: Park Hyatt Toronto workers join Local 75

Los Angeles: Federal Agency says Hyatt Andaz violated labor law for increasing housekeeper workload

Indianapolis: Workers File Suit Against 10 Indy Hotels, Subcontractor

Los Angeles: Downtown California Club Workers Launch One-Day Strike

Chicago: Hundreds picket Hyatt HQ, protesting threats to cancel healthcare

Los Angeles: UNITE HERE Local 11 Members Ratify Five-Year Agreement with Disneyland Resort

Chicago: Hyatt threatens to cut off workers' healthcare

Santa Clara: Hyatt Housekeepers File Retaliation Charge with the EEOC

UNITE HERE Commends Yale's End To Investments In HEI Hospitality

Santa Clara: Hyatt Strips Housekeepers of Their Dignity

Vancouver: Vancouver's Hilton Metrotown workers ratify new contract!

Los Angeles: Workers Walk Out at Ivy League's Sweatshop Hotel

Long Beach: Irvine hotel owned by public-employee pensions accused of exploiting low-wage workers

Los Angeles: Workers and OCCUPY LA protest Hotel Bel-Air's refusal to back 100+ staff

Los Angeles: Hotel Bel-Air's Laid-Off Workers Call for their Jobs Back

Los Angeles: California Orders Irvine Hotel to Pay Workers for Years of Missed Breaks

Boston: Outsourcing Hotel Jobs To Be Banned In Cambridge

Boston: Workers at Boston's "Ames" hotel join UNITE HERE

Trumka joins Hyatt workers at close of strike

Congresswomen Judy Chu and other elected leaders join Hyatt Strikers on the Line

UNITE HERE and Fem2.0 to Co-Host #UnionWomen Tweet Chat

Chicago: BREAKING NEWS: Buses pump exhaust on striking Hyatt workers!

Chicago: Hyatt Workers in Four Cities Launch Strikes

San Francisco: Hyatt Workers in Four Cities Launch Strikes

Los Angeles: Hyatt Workers in Four Cities Launch Strikes

Hawaii: Hyatt Workers in Four Cities Launch Strikes

Anchorage: Administrative Law Judge Finds Sheraton Anchorage Hotel Guilty of Unlawful Behavior

Los Angeles: Immigration Groups, Workers Rally for W Housekeepers

Chicago: In landmark victory, Chicago Blackstone Hotel workers win first contract and thousands in back pay

Indianapolis: Hundreds Mobilize in Indianapolis to Ask Mayor to Include Tax Relief for Hotel Workers in Budget

Seattle: Largest picket in SeaTac history backs area hotel workers

Los Angeles: Sheraton Park Hotel Anaheim, UNITE HERE Local 11 Settle Contract

In protests nationwide, hotel workers and students "blow the whistle" on HEI

Chicago: Charges filed against Hyatt for turning heat lamps on striking workers during heat wave

Hyatt Housekeepers National Day of Action

Chicago: Chicago Park Hyatt workers staging day-long strike

Join us July 21: Housekeeper National Day of Action at Hyatt Hotels

Tell Hyatt CEO Mark Hoplamazian housekeepers need mops and fitted sheets!

Investigation into Hyatt's working conditions prompts Rabbis to pledge to treat Hyatt as "not kosher"

Los Angeles: Sportsmen's Lodge Strike a Success, Workers Save Healthcare Coverage

Los Angeles: Los Angeles Sportsmen's Lodge Hotel Workers Strike

Los Angeles: Anaheim Hilton, UNITE HERE Local 11 Settle New Contract for 700 Hotel Workers

Los Angeles: Hotel Housekeeping Bill to End "On Our Knees" Bathroom Cleaning and Backbreaking Bed-Making Practices Passes CA Assembly Labor Committee

Chicago: Hotel Workers Strike at the Hyatt Regency Chicago

Hawaii: Hyatt Workers Officially Launch Boycott of Waikiki Hotel

Long Beach: Good Jobs Coalition and Long Beach Pizzeria Raise Hundreds for Fired HEI Hilton Housekeepers

Toronto: Metropolitan Hotel workers in Toronto fighting for good, stable jobs

Chicago: Hundreds join Congress Hotel Strikers at 8th Anniversary Rally

Hyatt Workers Speak Out at Shareholders Meeting

Chicago: Congress Hotel Strike Enters 8th Year

Hawaii: Hyatt Regency Waikiki Workers Launch Boycott

Hawaii: Hyatt Regency Waikiki Workers to take Boycott Authorization Vote

Hawaii: Local 5 Retirees Support Hyatt Regency Waikiki Workers

Housekeepers nationwide speak out, launching campaign to end silence on hotel dangers

Indianapolis: Indiana NAACP Honors Hyatt Housekeeper

Los Angeles: CalOSHA Cites Hyatt Andaz Hotel for Hazardous Conditions, Recommends Fitted Sheets and Tools for Housekeepers

Did Housekeeper's Union Membership Allow Her to Speak Out Against Strauss-Kahn?

For Hotel Housekeepers, Sexual Affronts Are a Known Hotel Hazard

Boston: Hotel Workers at W Boston Join Local 26

Workers and Students Crash HEI's Annual Investor Meeting

Sacramento: Customers and Community Leaders call on Westmont to Settle a Fair Contract

Monterey: Asilomar Workers and Supporters Rally to Protest Injuries and 5-Year Wage Freeze

Housekeepers from across the U.S. say to Hyatt: CLEAN UP YOUR ACT!

San Diego: Westin San Diego Workers Win Union

Long Beach: Whistle Blowing Housekeepers Fired at HEI-owned Hilton

San Antonio: Nurses provide health services to San Antonio Hyatt workers "in the streets"

Santa Clara: During Passover and Holy Week, California clergy gather for Hyatt workers

San Francisco: During Passover and Holy Week, California clergy gather for Hyatt workers

Chicago: UNITE HERE and Starwood Hotels reach settlements in Chicago

Vancouver: Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel workers ratify new contract by 96%

Hotel Housekeepers Seek to End "On Your Knees" Bathroom Cleaning and Backbreaking Bed-Making Practices

Indianapolis: Indiana OSHA fines Hyatt and HSS more than $50,000 for health and safety violations

Chicago: Teachers', hotel workers' unions and community unite to take on billionaire Pritzkers

Hotel workers, students hold National Day of Action, protesting HEI Hotels

Monterey: Local 483 Wins New Contract at Hilton Garden Inn Monterey

Washington DC: Local 25 in Washington, DC, Reached Settlement at Madison Hotel

Responding to Student Campaign, Univ. of Pennsylvania Announces It Has No Current Plans to Reinvest in HEI

San Antonio: San Antonio Hyatt housekeeper to appear at White House event

Hawaii: UNITE HERE Local 5 Ratifies New Contract with Kyo-Ya/Starwood

San Antonio: International Women's Day Marchers Show Support for San Antonio Hyatt Workers

Washington DC: DC Nurses and Hotel Workers Stand Together on Madison Picket Line

UNITE HERE and Hilton reach settlements in Chicago, San Francisco, and Hawaii

Santa Clara: Hyatt Workers Launch Boycott in Santa Clara

Hotel workers across U.S. tell Hyatt to stop sweeping housekeeper pain and injuries under the rug.

Harvard Crimson Editorial: Harvard should look into allegations of worker mistreatment at HEI properties

Washington DC: Support Grows for Madison Hotel Boycott

Los Angeles: For your consideration: A Sobering Glimpse at Life as a Low-Wage Disney Hotel Worker

Washington DC: DC's Madison Hotel Workers Call for Boycott

Northern Virginia: Students Condemn "Labor Rights Violations" at Sheraton Crystal City

Indianapolis: Indianapolis-area leaders hold protest "sip-in" at Hyatt

Toronto: UNITE HERE Local 75 Members Ratify New Contract at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto

Los Angeles: Luxe Hotel Workers Strike in Downtown Los Angeles

Providence: Brown committee advises against investment in HEI Hotels

Phoenix/Scottsdale: Welcome Scottsdale-Phoenix Arizona Hyatt Regency Workers to Hotel Workers Rising!

Seattle: Seattle Arctic Club Workers Ratify First Contract

Vancouver: Vancouver Hotel Workers Ratify New Contract

San Francisco: Blackstone: The Grinch Stealing the Recovery from Working Families

Chicago: Palmer House Hilton workers strike

San Antonio: San Antonio Community Groups Run Holiday Toy Drive for Hyatt Workers

Los Angeles: Irvine Embassy Suites workers protest unfair treatment

Los Angeles: Citing labor dispute, Hollywood unions move awards shows from Hyatt Century Plaza

Santa Cruz: Dream Inn Workers Ratify New Contract

San Antonio: American Studies Association Joins Forces with San Antonio Hyatt Workers

Hawaii: Women supporting Hyatt housekeepers send delegations to hotels to help workers clean rooms

Sacramento: Women supporting Hyatt housekeepers send delegations to hotels to help workers clean rooms

Vancouver: Women supporting Hyatt housekeepers send delegations to hotels to help workers clean rooms

San Antonio: Women supporting Hyatt housekeepers send delegations to hotels to help workers clean rooms

Santa Clara: Women supporting Hyatt housekeepers send delegations to hotels to help workers clean rooms

Indianapolis: Women supporting Hyatt housekeepers send delegations to hotels to help workers clean rooms

 

 

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