Post Labor Photo of the Year Finalists Include Chicago Hyatt Protest
by Kathleen McCook on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 5:59am
September 24, 2009
Unite Here and supporters participate in civil disobedience in Chicago, IL. They lock arms in front of the Park Hyatt Chicago, and more than 185 are arrested.
More at Lana's Radical Reference blog
More at Hotel Workers Rising.
For the second year in a row, LabourStart is sponsoring the
*Labour Photo of the Year* competition.
This year, we had nearly double the number of submissions of
photos. Our panel of judges have picked a short-list of five official
nominees.
All five are outstanding photos and starting today, you can help
choose which one of them becomes the Labour Photo of the Year.
You can see the five photos and cast your vote here:
Labor Issues in the Service Sectors
Tue, 10/13/2009 - 11:55am
During these times of economic hardship, more and more individuals in the service industry are going to face the high likelihood of loosing their jobs for long periods of time. There is a better likelihood of a CEO/CIO and other executive posisions at lower levels to receive from $1 million to HUNDREDS of millions of dollars (some of it from stimulus and TARP funds). The next time you see a hotel worker, a resourt manager, anyone displaced from their job, remember those individuals making high salaries at their (and your and my) expense. Help your fellow union member in any way you can and pay close attention to their issues and concerns at the places where they are taking actions.
In solidarity
Frederick Stoss, MS, MLS
Associate Librarian, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Member, United University Professionals
Fred Stoss
Biological and Environmental Sciences and Mathematics Librarian
Science and Engineering Library
Arts & Sciences Libraries
University at Buffalo
BA Biology, MS (zoology/aquatic ecology), MLS
Hyatt Boston
Wed, 10/14/2009 - 5:04am
Shame on ALA for supporting the Hyatt's unconscionable firing of their entire housekeeping staff so they could replace them with even lower paid temps. The only thing that prevents the Hyatt or any other corporation from behaving like this is the fear that their customers will not put up with it and will take their business elsewhere. There are lots of other hotels in Boston. We don't need to stay there. We should do the right thing and support these vulnerable housekeepers over corporate greed.
Ann Langone
Boston