Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: 2011 Conference

[Micah Ehler (mehler]

Our Union is Unite HERE, the hotel employees and 
restaurant employees union. We are members of the AFL-CIO, 
you can research this campaign @ www.heiworkersrising.org.

In Solidarity,
Micah Ehler




On Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:58:05 -0500
 Sharon Villines <sharon [at] sharonvillines.com> wrote:
> On Mar 25, 2011, at 3:29 PM, Craig Ragland wrote:
>
> > One challenge is that its so difficult to know what the 
> > labor
> > situation may be like over a year in advance of the 
> > actual event when
> > we have to enter into the contract with the hotel.
>
> One way is to (1) choose an already unionized hotel, or 
> one where the  
> staff has voluntarily rejected a union (sometimes hard 
> to determine),  
> and (2) find out when their contract is to be 
> renegotiated. If the  
> contract period covers the dates of the conference, you 
> are probably  
> safe. If it expires a month or so before, it's more 
> iffy.
>
> I've emailed friends with union connections to see what 
> is what with  
> this dispute but none know this union so it may not 
> help. There is  
> always the possibility that the dispute will be ended by 
> the time of  
> the conference.
>
> One idea is to offer to have conference attendees wear 
> union  
> supporting pins. Money talks louder but having a visible 
> presence  
> inside the hotel might make management even more nervous 
> and be more  
> supportive to the staff -- who still get tips if there 
> are guests.
>
> Sharon
> ---
> Sharon Villines
> Former AFL-CIO chapter president and state-wide board 
> member.
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In Solidarity,
Micah Ehler
Unite HERE!
Boycott Coordinator
614-746-1145
mehler [at] unitehere.org