Hyatt housekeepers are launching a global boycott of Hyatt
Housekeepers across the United States need your help. If you've ever stayed at a Hyatt and had a good night's sleep, you have a housekeeper to thank for your fresh sheets and fluffed pillows. But invisible to hotel guests is the pain and hardship that housekeepers endure to provide us with an atmosphere of comfort and luxury.
That's why this week Hyatt housekeepers are launching a global boycott of Hyatt. Please take two seconds to support them by voting "Hyatt the Worst Hotel Employer in America." Just click here.
Why is Hyatt the worst? Hyatt has replaced career housekeepers with temp workers earning minimum wage. Hyatt housekeepers have heavy workloads that can lead to debilitating pain and injuries. Hyatt has fired women shortly after they have spoken out about abuse and indignities at work. And Hyatt even turned heat lamps on workers protesting these conditions during a brutal Chicago heat wave.
The conditions confronting Hyatt housekeepers not only hurt them, but also other housekeepers in other major hotel chains in cities across the country - by lowering the standards in an entire city for housekeepers. On the other hand, raising the conditions under which Hyatt housekeepers work raises that standard.
Our history, our values and our traditions should provide ample reason to support these Hyatt housekeepers, as do the stories of their lives.
Worldwide, two million people are being called on to take a stand and "Vote Hyatt Worst." And now, we're calling on you. By joining together, we will urge Hyatt to change its ways. Vote here.