What Does a Las Vegas Casino Have to Do With the Battle Over a UFC Match in Boston?

For years, a union in Las Vegas has been embroiled in a battle with the co-owners of the Ultimate Fighting Championship league because of their stake in casinos in Nevada.

It’s that fight, outside of the ring, that UFC President Dana White said has prompted the union to follow the sporting league from city to city, trying to get scheduled bouts canceled, and smearing his name in the process. “They are like gnats. They are like buzzing little gnats that won’t go away,” said White, who was in Boston on Tuesday to promote an upcoming UFC fight at the TD Garden. “People [in this union] are doing dirty things, and it continues to go on even now.”

After 66 Years, Newbury Street Doorman Retires

Norman Pashoian, 85, worked his final day as a doorman at the Taj Hotel, formerly the Ritz Carlton, on Wednesday.   Pashoian reported to work Aug. 4, 1947, for the first day of his first job.   He has met many famous guests. “Here I was, just in my early 20s, and I was seeing someone as famous as [Winston] Churchill.  I was amazed.”  Pashoian said he went through more than a dozen hats during his career, or one every few years.  “He’s like a cucumber,” said Ibrahim Assaf, 55, a doorman who has worked beside Pashoian for 27 years. “Calm and cool.”  Congratulations Norman!!

Le Méridien hotel protests continue in Cambridge

Chants of “No Justice, No Peace” echoed through Central Square last Thursday, April 4, as hundreds of protesters marched from Cambridge City Hall to the Le Méridien on Sidney Street to support hotel workers’ rights.   Click on the title link to read more.

Activists Call for Fair Labor Practices at Le Méridien Hotel

Hotel workers, activists, and students gathered in front of Cambridge City Hall Thursday afternoon to protest what they characterized as unfair labor practices at the Le Méridien hotel in Cambridge.  Click on the title link to read more.

Labor dispute at Le Méridien

At 5 p.m. yesterday evening a crowd of approximately 200 gathered at the steps of the Cambridge City Hall to demonstrate their support for employees of Le Méridien Hotel, located at 20 Sidney Street in Cambridge. At approximately 5:40, the crowd marched from City Hall to Le Méridien where the protest continued as hotel guests looked on from their tables in the hotel restaurant.