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星期一, 9月 29, 2014

UNITE HERE LOCAL 26 AND HYATT REACH AGREEMENT

UNITE HERE LOCAL 26 AND HYATT REACH AGREEMENT 

Agreement Provides $1 Million in Assistance to Hyatt Housekeepers and Ends Union’s Boycott of Hyatt Hotels in Boston

BOSTON — Hyatt and UNITE HERE Local 26, the hospitality workers union, today announced an agreement that resolves a longstanding dispute between the two organizations. Both UNITE HERE Local 26 and Hyatt hailed the pact as a positive step that is good for Boston and will improve the relationship between the union and the company.

Hyatt will provide $1 million in assistance to the housekeepers who were terminated at Hyatt Boston Harbor, Hyatt Regency Boston, and Hyatt Regency Cambridge in 2009.  In addition, Hyatt will offer the housekeepers priority in the application process for a housekeeping position at specified future Hyatt-managed hotels within Boston and Cambridge. The financial assistance will be distributed based on each of the housekeepers’ years of service.

With this agreement, UNITE HERE Local 26 will end its boycott activities aimed at Hyatt Boston Harbor, Hyatt Regency Boston, and Hyatt Regency Cambridge.

“We never forgot the courage these workers showed by speaking up when they were let go,” said Brian Lang, president of UNITE HERE Local 26. “Hyatt is showing courage by doing the right thing today.”

“Through this agreement, we are able to demonstrate care for our former colleagues,” said Marc Ellin, senior vice president at Hyatt. “Each of these former associates made a difference in the lives of guests who stayed in our hotels. We are very pleased to extend assistance to them and offer them priority in hiring as new jobs become available at future Hyatt-managed hotels.”

Hyatt and UNITE HERE Local 26 are working together to notify the housekeepers of this agreement.

“We look forward to an improved relationship with Hyatt in Boston,” said Lang. “Both organizations deserve credit for working out this constructive step forward.”

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