INMEX News: October 2009
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Welcome
In this issue of INMEX News we highlight an ongoing labor dispute with Hyatt at three Boston area hotels. We also draw attention to some labor issues in California, and we profile one of our favorite cities - the city of Atlanta - and the newest union hotel option in the South. Most importantly, we welcome a new staff member and a new partner to the INMEX family.MORE >
Hyatt Fires 100 Housekeepers at 3 Boston Hotels
Citing a response to the lagging economy, Hyatt eliminated the housekeeping departments at three Boston area hotels on August 31, 2009. As a result, approximately 100 housekeepers' jobs were terminated at the Hyatt Regency Boston, the Hyatt Regency Cambridge and the Hyatt Harborside at Boston Logan International Airport. All three hotels are nonunion. Hyatt's action provoked an unprecedented public outcry from Massachusetts's political, labor and business communities.MORE >
San Francisco Hotel Workers to Vote on Strike Authorization
UNITE HERE Local 2, which represents 12,000 hotel restaurant, stadium, event center and food service workers in San Francisco and San Mateo Counties, has scheduled a strike vote on October 22, 2009. The vote would apply to 8500 Local 2 members, who work at 31 full-service San Francisco hotels. The scheduled vote is a direct response to contract negotiations between those hotels and Local 2 members, who have been working without a contract since August. According to union officials, contract talks with employers have not made significant progress.MORE >
Sheree A. Gibson, CMP, joins INMEX
We are pleased to announce the addition of Sheree A. Gibson, CMP, to the INMEX team. Sheree has over fifteen years invested in the meetings and events industry with a solid reputation for producing high profile, quality events. Her extensive experience in aligning marketing, organizational goals with meeting and event strategy will help INMEX clients produce cost saving, efficient, successful events.MORE >
Spotlight on: Atlanta
If you are looking for a city that offers southern hospitality and some of the best convention and meeting facilities in the nation, Atlanta certainly fits the bill.MORE >
Disneyland UNITE HERE Members Fight for Healthcare
Over 800 Disney hotel workers, activists, and members of the Episcopal clergy staged a march and rally on July 14th that shut down a major boulevard and the entrance to Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. It was the latest in the labor dispute between UNITE HERE Local 11 and Disney that began in February of 2008, when the contract between Local 11 members and Disney expired.MORE >
INMEX's Newest Partner: Expedia, Inc.
INMEX is proud to announce a new partnership with Expedia, Inc., which is the industry leader in online transient hotel bookings (through their website Expedia.com) and the owner of the preeminent online hotel rating website (Tripadvisor.com).MORE >
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