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The labor union UniteHere has recently made false allegations against Hyatt regarding the work environment we provide for our associates. The health and wellbeing of our associates is one of our top priorities, and we want to set the record straight.
We are proud of Hyatt's outstanding safety record. We are also constantly working to improve our work environments through training, worker feedback, employee recognition programs, room design, and other initiatives.
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Hyatt hotels continue to operate normally today, and our guests are enjoying the authentic hospitality they have come to know and expect. We are gratified that so many of our employees came into work today, in spite of efforts by leaders of UniteHere to organize work stoppages in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Waikiki.
We are particularly grateful that in Los Angeles, our employees chose not to go on strike at Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, in spite of pressure to do so...
Hyatt hotels in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Waikiki affected by the work stoppage continue to operate normally, and guests are enjoying the authentic hospitality they have come to know and expect from Hyatt hotels.
Unfortunately, this work stoppage could have been avoided if the local union had accepted the identical wage and benefits package they already accepted from Hilton, Starwood and InterContinental. It is unclear why the union is refusing to help give our...
Please see below for a note from our President and CEO, Mark Hoplamazian.
Last week, an incident occurred during an organized labor demonstration at Park Hyatt Chicago that was deeply disappointing to me both personally and professionally. During an early morning demonstration, a manager, who has since left the company, made an inappropriate decision to turn on heat lamps under the canopy in front of the hotel while representatives of UniteHere were picketing....
Several weeks ago, we posted that Hyatt had asked the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to hold supervised secret-ballot elections at the hotels where, for more than two years, Hyatt associates have been subjected to intimidation and harassment by the labor union UniteHere in its attempts to assert itself as the representative of these...
The 80,000 associates who work in our hotels serve as the front-line in offering our guests an authentic Hyatt experience. And since they play such an important role, we have a responsibility to listen to them and take action when we hear their concerns.
Today, we are taking action on behalf of associates in four non-union Hyatt properties who have told us they are frustrated by the labor union UniteHere. In Santa Clara, Long Beach, Indianapolis and San Francisco, we have...