Michael Moore Features Hyatt Housekeeper’s Story
May 10th, 2013
Many thanks to Michael Moore for featuring the story of Hyatt housekeeper Cathy Youngblood on his blog and Facebook page as part of his “Open Mike” series. Cathy Youngblood has been housekeeper ...
Elected Democratic Leaders Endorse Hyatt Boycott
May 2nd, 2013
Across the country, elected Democratic leaders have been publicly committing not to eat, sleep, speak, or meet at boycotted Hyatt hotels until Hyatt workers receive justice and fairness. 118 elected Democrats ...
UNITE HERE reports: Hyatt to place another white male executive on corporate board
Apr 26th, 2013
A Hyatt Hotel filing with the SEC indicates the company will replace on its board a white male executive who leads a private equity company with another white male executive who leads a private accounting ...
Community services suffer as Hyatt and Classic Residence fight for tax breaks
Apr 12th, 2013
Tax day is upon us. As Santa Clara county residents pay their fair share to support essential community services, Hyatt and Classic Residence by Hyatt (now known as Vi) continue to fight against the Assessor’s ...
VIDEO: A message to the Believers
Apr 11th, 2013
Muslim community joins growing list of allies in video backing Hyatt boycott
[San Francisco, CA] – Members of the Muslim community, including Imam Zaid Shakir of the Lighthouse Mosque, announce their ...
Hyatt Regency Long Beach and Hyatt The Pike Long Beach Associates Vote for Representation by UNITE HERE
Apr 8th, 2013
Long Beach, Calif. (April 8, 2013) – Hyatt hotels in Long Beach, UNITE HERE Local 11, and Long Beach City Councilwoman, the Honorable Dr. Suja Lowenthal, today announced that associates at Hyatt Regency ...
Solidarity across borders: Hotel workers protest at Hyatt in India
Apr 5th, 2013
On April 3, 2013 the Hotel Employees Federation of India (HEFOI) and the IUF, our mutual Global Union Federation, held a demonstration at the Hyatt hotel in Mumbai (Bombay). A Hotel Investment Conference ...
Workers’ Rights are Human Rights
Apr 2nd, 2013
Hyatt Housekeeper Cathy Youngblood Speaks at Amnesty International USA’s Annual Conference
Every year, hundreds of human rights activists attend the US affiliate of Amnesty International USA’s Annual ...
Fired Hyatt housekeeper meets with acting Secretary of Labor
Mar 26th, 2013
In Indianapolis, a city with some of the lowest paid hotel workers in the nation, former subcontracted Hyatt housekeeper Elvia Bahena, has been on the front lines of the fight for good jobs and an end ...
Hotel Workers Call for Housekeeper to be Added to Hyatt’s Board of Directors in Major Effort to Reform Workplace Abuses at Hyatt
Mar 20th, 2013
Today, hundreds of Chicago hotel workers and city leaders are gathering to recommend Hyatt housekeeper Cathy Youngblood be added to Hyatt’s Board of Directors. Workers say Hyatt would be better if someone ...





