Grand Hyatt Hotel Worker Responds to Hyatt GMs

August 25, 2011 Victoria Guillen, a seven-year dishwasher at the Grand Hyatt has published an op-ed in the San Francisco Examiner explaining why she will continue to fight for the right to stand in solidarity with non-union Hyatt workers.  Guillen’s...

Member Profile: Aurolyn Rush

August 16, 2011 Aurolyn Rush — 25 years — PBX Operator — Grand Hyatt I get my ways from my grandmother.  Ever since I was a little girl, I have always been in the front of the line.  I’m a leader, not a follower, and that’s just...

Take Action to tell Hyatt to Stop Abusing Housekeepers!

August 9, 2011 Join us on Thursday, August 11, for a picket line at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero from 7:00 AM –  7:00 PM.  And please sign this petition to tell Hyatt CEO Mark Hoplamazian to stop abusing Hyatt workers.  Enough is Enough! Change.org|Start...

Member Profile: Antonia Cortez

August 5, 2011 Antonia Cortez — 35 years — Room Cleaner — Grand Hyatt When I was 19 years old and pregnant with my third child, my husband and I crossed the border from Mexico to the United States.  It was 1975, and we were traveling...

Local 2 member featured on Tikkun Daily Blog

August 1, 2011 Local 2 member and Fairmont Hotel room cleaner Wanxia Ma is featured on the blog of Tikkun, the progressive Jewish and interfaith magazine founded and edited by Rabbi Michael Lerner.  Wanxia is one of a group of hotel housekeepers who...