Hyatt Hotels

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Feds Tell Hyatt To Lighten Housekeepers' Load

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Labor, Video, Workers, Hyatt Hotels, Chicago, Housekeeping, Housekeepers, Ergonomics, Unite Here, Workplace Safety, Osha, Labor Unions, Hyatt, Business News

After performing a series of hotel inspections, the federal agency that oversees workplace safety has sent a rare letter to the Hyatt Corporation reco...

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Working Poor Stiffed Millions In Wages: Lawsuit

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Hotels, Marriott, Labor, Indianapolis, Wage Theft, Hotel Workers, Hyatt Hotels, Restaurants, Hss, Housekeeping, Unite Here, Holiday Inn, Hospitality Staffing Solutions, Labor Unions, Latino Voices News

More than a dozen low-level hotel workers in Indianapolis have filed a class-action lawsuit against ten of the city's hotels and a labor staffing agen...

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PHOTOS: NoLa Hotel Reopens 6 Years Post-Katrina

Melanie Nayer | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Hyatt Regency New Orleans, Hyatt Regency, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Hotels, Hyatt Hotels, Slidepollajax, Travel Blogs, Hyatt New Orleans, Travel News

The Hyatt New Orleans, however, is more than just a renovation. "It's a transformation," said Michael Smith, general manager of the hotel. The hotel first opened in 1976 and welcomed guests for nearly 30 years, until it was forced to shut down in 2005 after Katrina. Today, as the hotel prepares to open its brand new doors, Smith said there's a lot of excitement buzzing around the building.

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Massachusetts City Moves To Ban Outsourcing Of Hotel Jobs

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Cambridge Massachusetts, Outsourcing, Hotels, Video, Unite Here, Labor Unions, Hyatt Hotels, Business News

The City of Cambridge, Mass., has moved to create an ordinance that will effectively bar hotels from outsourcing in-house jobs, the first ban of its k...

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As Big Hotels Outsource Jobs, Workers Lose Hold On Living Wage

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Boston, Marriott, Video, Indianapolis, Indiana, Deval Patrick, Labor Unions, Outsourcing, Hotels, Labor, Hyatt Hotels, Dishwasher, Housekeeping, Unite Here, Business News

INDIANAPOLIS -- Maria Fajardo has been working as a housekeeper and janitor in Indianapolis hotels since 1987. The job has changed a lot in 24 years, ...

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Hispanic Republican Group Meeting in New Mexico

AP | JERI CLAUSING | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Politics, Latino Politics, New Mexico, Hispanic-Republicans, Hyatt Hotels, Presential Election, Susana Martinez, Susana Martine New Mexico, Hispanic Republicans, Latino Voices News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A conservative Republican group formed last year to woo more Hispanics to the GOP will hold its second conference in Albuque...

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A Labor Fight Over Hotel Bedsheets

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Hotels, Labor, California Labor, California, Hotel Maids, Maids, Hyatt Hotels, California Unions, Manual Labor, California Hotel Maids, Westin Hotels, Labor Unions, Politics News

When she isn’t sidelined by an injury, Nenita Ibe cleans 16 rooms a day at the Santa Clara hotel where she’s worked for 10 years. Since some rooms...

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The Best Hotel Loyalty Programs for Elite Status

TravelSort | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Frequent Flier Miles, Hotels, Marriott Hotels, Travel Tips, Hilton Hotels, Hyatt Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Slidepollajax, Ritz Carlton, Credit Card Rewards Programs, Intercontinental Hotel, Travel News

The major hotels reward their most loyal guests with some fantastic perks, but how do these programs compare? Which ones offer the best rewards, suite...

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Woman Sues Hyatt After Finding Male Hotel Worker Wearing Her Clothes

AOL Travel News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dayanara Fernandez, Hotels, Hyatt Hotels Lawsuit, Hyatt Hotels, Travel News

Imagine walking into your hotel room and finding a strange man wearing your clothes, including your underwear and heels. That's what a Los Angeles wom...

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New Orleans Hotels Celebrate Revivals, Reopenings, Five Years After Hurricane Katrina

Melanie Nayer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Marriott, Hurricane Katrina, Hyatt Hotels, Ritz Carlton, New Orleans-Louisiana, Slidepollajax, Travel News

The Hyatt was the most severely damaged hotel in the city, but last week celebrated the ground-breaking ceremony that announced the hotel's plans to reopen for business in late 2011.

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Lawsuit: Pritzker Heir Intentionally Hit Biker, Cops Helped With Cover-Up

Time Out Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Matthew Pritzker Lawsuit, Hyatt Hotels, Matthew Pritzker Hit-and-Run, Matthew Pritzker Cover-Up, Matthew Pritzker, Pritzker, Chicago, Chicago News

A federal complaint filed last month accuses Matthew Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune, of intentionally striking a bicyclist with his SUV...

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Sock Puppets and Sugar Daddies: NOM and GOProud Go Hand in Hand

Rick Jacobs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Andrew Breitbart, California, Prop 8, Hyatt Hotels, National Organization for Marriage, Doug Manchester, Fred Karger, Courage Campaign, Unite Here, Goproud, Politics News

The story of NOM and GOProud stands as a sad commentary on desperate people who realize that they stand at the fringes of America and history itself. Until progress prevails, we'll hold them all accountable.

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Goldman's Loyal Following

nytimes.com | ANDREW ROSS SORKIN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs, General Electric, Brandindex, Washington Mutual, Lehman Brothers, Jay Pritzker, Hyatt Hotels, Warren Buffett, British Petroleum, Sec, New York Times Company, Mta, Business News

Despite all the bad headlines -- the accusations of fraud, the talk of a big settlement, the risk, however remote, of criminal charges -- there's an i...

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