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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 […]

Boston Hotel Workers, Experts to Testify at City Council Hearing on Hotel Safety

Stronger protections are needed, especially at hotels that cater to hospital patients BOSTON, MA—Boston City Council will hold a hearing Thursday to investigate possible health risks faced by hotel workers who clean for hospital patients. The hearing was called after workers at the Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill Hotel at 5 Blossom Street said they were […]

Hospital or Hotel, OSHA Standard on Infectious Materials Applies

Hospitals have different protocols—or none at all—when it comes to discharging patients to hotels. But the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s bloodborne pathogens standard applies to all. The Wyndham Beacon Hill hotel uses its proximity to Massachusetts General Hospital as a marketing tool. The hotel website includes a hospitals page featuring a blonde model in […]