This is good news for immigrant workers, this contract may be used for other industries too. - - Donna Poisl
by Albor Ruiz, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
At a time when the influence of unions is supposed to be waning, things are looking up for the many thousands of immigrants who work at New York hotels.
The reason: The extraordinarily favorable contract the 30,000-strong New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council and its president, Peter Ward, negotiated last month.
The union’s new seven-year financial pact, which goes into effect July 1, received much attention in the media when it was announced but it also provides important groundbreaking protections for immigrant workers which could — and should — become a model for future contracts.
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