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...
Posted in Jewish Labor Committee on July 27, 2012 06:27 PM
(l-r: Sandra Korn, Dave Borrus. Martha Plotkin, Amy Mazur, Roberta Bauer, Marya Axner, Jim Marshall, Dick Bauer, Stephanie Ainbinder, and Glen Dansker) (July 26, 2012) Boston, MA - New England JLC activists continued their support of Hyatt-chain hotel workers,...
Posted in Jewish Labor Committee on July 27, 2012 02:44 PM
September 9, 2011: The Jewish Labor Committee today announced its support for the thousands of Hyatt Hotel workers who went on strike yesterday in four cities across the United States: Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The week-long...
Posted in Jewish Labor Committee on September 9, 2011 02:52 PM
In the last few weeks, the Jewish Labor Committee has been reaching out to nearly a thousand rabbis across the United States. As we've done for quite some time, we are asking them to join a growing number of...
Posted in Jewish Labor Committee on August 26, 2011 02:27 PM
By Elise Kigner / THE JEWISH ADVOCATE [Greater Boston, MA] Staff / July 6, 2011 Roused by the firing of 98 Hyatt workers in the Boston two years ago, a group of Jewish clergy from around the country has issued...
Posted in Jewish Labor Committee on July 11, 2011 11:07 AM
Stuart Appelbaum, President This year, Labor Day falls during the same week as Rosh Hashana. While Labor Day may be considered by many to be the summer’s last hurrah, or another shopping day, its original purpose was to honor the...
Posted in Jewish Labor Committee on September 6, 2010 12:27 AM
Thousands protest how Hyatt management and owners take unfair advantage of tough times. Chicago JLC Area Director Eli Fishman [center, in blue shirt] joining Hyatt Demo. July 22, 2010: Rabbis, cantors and other Jewish communal leaders were among thousands of...
Posted in Jewish Labor Committee on July 26, 2010 02:36 PM
2013 Jewish Labor Committee Human Rights Awards Dinner New York, April 3, 2013 Remarks by Stuart Appelbaum President, Jewish Labor Committee President, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union My name is Stuart Appelbaum and, to those here who I...
Posted in Jewish Labor Committee on May 24, 1913 03:32 PM