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Strike Action

Los Angeles-area Hotel Workers Strike over Wages, Housing - Reuters

Thousands of Los Angeles-area hotel workers went on strike on Sunday demanding pay hikes and improved benefits in a region where high housing costs make it difficult for low-wage earners to live close to where they hold jobs, union officials said.







Hotel Opening Pennsylvania

River House at Odette's Hotel Opens in New Hope, PA

Designed by award-winning Balongue Design, the boutique hotel features 36 residentially inspired guestrooms including 12 suites, featuring bold floral murals set behind tufted leather headboards, spa-inspired baths, jewel-toned furnishings and river or mountain views.




The Human Touch

Confronting the Labor Shortage - By Brian McSherry

When Jonathan Tisch, conference chair of the 41st annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference, opened the event last month in New York, he wasted no time in addressing a core issue currently facing the lodging industry: dealing with the country’s current entry-level labor shortage or as he put it, 'keeping our talent pipeline full.'



Hotel Opening St. Barths

Le Sereno St Barth's to Open December 1st

Sereno Hotels announced Le Sereno St. Barth will reopen and welcome back guests on December 1, 2018. Following damage from the passing of Hurricane Irma in September 2017, the Contreras family decided to demolish and to completely rebuild from scratch a significant part of the property, including more than half the rooms and all the public spaces.


Strike Action

Why Are Chicago Hotel Workers on Strike? - Curbed Chicago

In the first citywide hotel strike Chicago has experienced, 26 hotels are without housekeepers, doormen, cooks, bartenders, and attendants. The strike began on Friday, September 7 with 25 hotels, and the following Monday workers at Cambria Hotel walked out on their shifts to join the strike.


Hotel Opening South Korea

Fujita Kanko Opens Hotel Gracery Seoul in Korea

Fujita Kanko Inc. will open Hotel Gracery Seoul in the capital city of South Korea on August 31st. This is the first Hotel Gracery property that the company is opening outside Japan.


Hotel Opening Israel

The Link Hotel & Hub Opens in Tel Aviv

The LINK has eliminated many procedures typical of traditional hotels: no cash transactions, no reception desk, no bellboys and no concierge. The helpful multi-tasking 24/7 Service Crew operates on an 'Everyone does everything' basis.



Confusion In Recent Supreme Court Employment Decisions

The United States Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Employees in the Young and Abercrombie Cases

Two recent holdings by the U.S. Supreme Court have been hailed as 'victories' for employees seeking personal accommodations under civil rights law. However, a new analysis from the Cornell Institute for Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations (CIHLER) finds little real change - along with considerable confusion - regarding the Court’s actual holding.


Cornell Institute For Hospitality Labor & Employment Relations

Cornell Roundtable Focuses on Potential Model Union Contract

Work rules in union contracts were a key focus of the roundtable produced this year by the Cornell Institute for Hospitality Labor & Employment Relations (CIHLER). As explained by roundtable chair David Sherwyn, the 2015 Labor and Management Roundtable could be considered a historic entry in the roundtable series.






Disparate Groups Looking For A Little Recognition!

Voices Seek Clarity and Clout - The New Look of an Employee Group - By John Hendrie

Are the two teams who batted for the NCAA Basketball Title considered employee groups, subject to collective bargaining and unionization? At least one regional National Labor Relations Board has ruled that the football team at Northwestern is just that, moving into unusual, uncharted territory.