A Report from HTC President Rich Maroko
The past few months have shown encouraging signs of recovery in the hospitality industry – 70% of our members are back at work and that number is projected to…
Newsfeed
A brief report on our union's progress since our last issue.
Round n' About
Congratulations to our members!
HTC expands its footprint in the Garden State!
HTC President Rich Maroko is joined by Local 6 General Counsel Alyssa Tramposch and Organizer Margarita Denton as ten new shops in New Jersey ratify their…
Know Your Rights: Just Cause
At-will employment means that there is no job security, an employee can be legally fired for any reason, including for no reason or for a bad reason. Union…
HTC President Rich Maroko appointed to NYC Covid-19 recovery task force
In an effort to speed up New York City’s economic and health recovery, Mayor Adams launched the COVID-19 Recovery Roundtable and Health Equity Task Force.
The HTC Chef
The main flavor of these crab cakes comes from the fresh tarragon marinating in the mayonnaise base overnight. While most recipes use breadcrumbs, Chef Michael…
Kathy Hochul, our choice for NY Governor
All on her own, and in only two short months, the Governor found a quarter of a billion dollars to help hotel workers and accelerate the industry's recovery.…
HTC rallies for Governor Hochul at the New York State Democratic Convention
On February 17th, a delegation of over 100 HTC members attended the New York State Democratic Convention at the invitation of Governor Kathy Hochul. The…
“Nobody does it better than HTC!” – HTC celebrates NY Gov Kathy Hochul and more pro-union candidates!
On Thursday, March 10th, at our union auditorium, HTC proudly endorsed New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and New York…
Hotel Association’s attempt to stop Hotel Worker Severance Law fails
In September 2021, the New York City Council voted overwhelmingly to pass The Hotel Worker Severance Bill, designed to help laid-off hotel workers and…
Arbitrator’s award confirmed by federal court
The owners of the Wagner Hotel, a company called Urban Commons, filed a motion to overturn an arbitrator’s award which determined they had violated the…
Yotel union members see light at end of tunnel
Since then ‘Ground Control’ were never laid off, even during periods of low occupancy.; that is until 2020, when the Yotel’s Baker Hostetler lawyer announced…