{"id":1536,"date":"2011-02-28T02:24:32","date_gmt":"2011-02-28T02:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hotel-lobbyists.com\/blog\/?p=245"},"modified":"2011-02-28T02:24:32","modified_gmt":"2011-02-28T02:24:32","slug":"when-unions-hurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotel-lobbyists.com\/index.php\/2011\/02\/28\/when-unions-hurt\/","title":{"rendered":"When Unions Hurt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Without making this a political discussion, let us say that in general, I support the cause of unions and the \"\"<\/a>right for <\/a>workers to unionize.\u00a0 But my opinion is changing ever so rapidly as I find myself face to face with the very union that is supposed to represent the workers in the industry I love and support \u2013 hotels.\u00a0 It\u2019s interesting \u2013 I represent union clientele who, whenever possible, only book union hotels.\u00a0 I also represent clients who have made clear to me in no uncertain terms, they will never book another union hotel.<\/p>\n

Unionizing isn\u2019t the problem per se, although in some\u00a0cases you might see inflated rates on nominal services do to union collective bargaining.\u00a0 And the threat of a worker strike isn\u2019t the only client fear, although quite a nuisance it would be.\u00a0 How about that Unite Here, the hotel workers union, has made it their pattern of calling board members with harassing phone calls and worse, showing up at association offices when getting wind that a hotel with an ongoing labor dispute has been selected, demanding the group cancel their program.\u00a0 In that instance, security needed to be involved in order to remove the pesky subjects from their offices.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I live near a hotel that\u2019s currently experiencing a worker strike.\u00a0 Even if I did sympathize with the plight of these workers, how can I truly support their cause when the workers themselves are being taught the words to these inane chants by union organizers, not hotel workers.\u00a0 And the juvenile nature to their \u201csongs\u201d does not inspire me to want to help.\u00a0 Their harassing of guests who have chosen to cross the picket line is also offensive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And what\u2019s more \u2013 what about the employees who remain in the hotel?\u00a0 When groups move their business from that property to competing hotels, in the short term this has a further devastating effect on wage earners, particularly those who rely on tips.\u00a0 Dare I say it has a long term affect too.\u00a0 I can hear the chants between 7am and 7pm every day from the hotel down the street from me.\u00a0 And though I\u2019m trying hard, it will take me some time to forget them.\u00a0 It sure doesn\u2019t make me want to endorse their services very much at all.\u00a0 Was that the point of the strike?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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