Your New Pension Plan
“On behalf of the Greater Boston Hotel Employees Local 26Trust Funds, we want to be the first to say, “Welcome toyour new pension plan!” Select a link below to read more. Pension Plan (English) Pension Plan (Spanish) Pension Plan (French) Pension...
Harvard Law Dining Workers Join UNITE HERE
On December 2, Restaurant Associates / Compass workers at Harvard Law School became the newest members of UNITE HERE Local 26. “It’s been a long time coming,” said RA Union committee leader Willie Moore. “And now, if you take one of us...
Hotel Workers at W Boston Join Local 26
Employees of the W Boston and the Back Bay Hotel have overwhelmingly voted to unionize, bringing the number of organized workers at Boston hotels to about 4,000, roughly 60 percent of all full-service hotel workers. Around 200 housekeepers, bellhops, restaurant...
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Workers at Boston’s “Ames” hotel join UNITE HERE
On September 8th, 86 workers at “Ames,” a luxury boutique hotel in Boston, joined UNITE HERE Local 26. Ames is the 12th hotel to join Local 26 since 2000. Workers at the W hotel joined Local 26 earlier this year. Nicholas Panagakos, a doorman at the hotel, said, “I’ve worked at Ames for over a…
Rabbis step up pressure on Hyatt
Roused by the firing of 98 Hyatt workers in the Boston two years ago, a group of Jewish clergy from around the country has issued a report assailing labor practices at the hotel chain. The report spotlights Hyatt’s treatment of its housekeepers, calling attention to its increased use of subcontractors that pay lower wages and…
Hotel Workers at W Boston Join Local 26
Employees of the W Boston and the Back Bay Hotel have overwhelmingly voted to unionize, bringing the number of organized workers at Boston hotels to about 4,000, roughly 60 percent of all full-service hotel workers. Around 200 housekeepers, bellhops, restaurant staff, valets, and maintenance workers at the two hotels are now members of UNITE HERE…
