Today: Staff Strike Wyndham Boston Hotel Over Hazardous Working Conditions

STRIKE TODAY

Staff Strike Wyndham Boston Hotel Over Hazardous Working Conditions

Workers plan to attend and testify at investigative City Council hearing tonight

 BOSTON, MA—Employees of the Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill Hotel at 5 Blossom Street announced a one-day strike this morning effective 7am.

Workers at the hotel said they were not given adequate supplies or protective equipment to handle potentially infectious materials, including medical waste. The hotel advertises to area hospitals including Massachusetts General Hospital, which maintains an 8-bed sleep study at the hotel. MGH patients stay in the hotel while receiving treatment at the hospital.

Workers filed a complaint to OSHA in May, causing the agency to open an inspection that is ongoing.

Striking workers plan to attend and testify at a Boston City Council hearing tonight to share disturbing details of continued failure by hotel management to sufficiently protect staff while cleaning body fluids and materials that can cause transmission of disease.

“I am striking today because my employer has put me in danger,” said housekeeper Aura Berciano-Reyes. “I don’t want to risk my child becoming ill because I am not protected at work.”

Striking hotel workers will be available for interview today and will testify at the City Council hearing at 5pm at City Hall.

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For Immediate Release: June 25, 2015                                         

Contact: Tiffany Ten Eyck, 313-515-1807, [email protected]