Community members supporting Hyatt housekeepers help workers clean rooms

Responding to injury reports, community says, “If Hyatt won’t ease their housekeepers’ burden, we will” A group of over 50 community supporters from across the Bay Area rolled up their sleeves today to go into the Grand Hyatt and Hyatt Santa...

African Studies Association meeting kicks off with picket line at Westin St. Francis

November 18, 2010 Hotel workers and volunteers bullhorned and passed out leaflets at the Westin St. Francis today as the African Studies Association began its Annual Meeting at the boycotted hotel.  The ASA was informed of the boycott 10 months ago,...

NCA members join Local 2 on the picket line

November 16, 2010

Hyatt housekeepers stand up for their safety on the job

November 9, 2010 Today Hyatt hotel housekeepers in San Francisco, Santa Clara, and six other cities around the country, filed injury complaints with OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Adminstration, the division of the US Department of Labor charged...

Hotel corporations post major gains in third quarter

November 9, 2010 Money pours into hotel corporations as business travel, occupancy, and room rates rise but workers still not seeing their fare share Last week, Blackstone, Hyatt, and Starwood–the three corporations that own and/or operate eight...