BOYCOTT HYATT HOTELS!!
Hyatt told housekeepers they were training vacation fill-ins, then fired them for minimum wage replacements
BOYCOTT HYATT HOTELS!!
Statements of support:
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Mass. Governor Deval Patrick
United States Congressman Mike Capuano
Boston Mayor Tom Menino
From the Boston Globe:
"I'm troubled by it," Patrick said in a phone interview with the Globe. "I can see that there are good people who had a job one day and don't the next, and who seem to have been replaced by people who are just going to be paid a lot less. At a time when the economy doesn't make for a lot of other options for people, it's doubly troubling."
On Sept. 23, the Boston Globe reported that Governor Patrick is supporting the boycott. Read the letter from Governor Patrick to Hyatt's CEO Mark Hoplamazian.
"I'm troubled by it," Patrick said in a phone interview with the Globe. "I can see that there are good people who had a job one day and don't the next, and who seem to have been replaced by people who are just going to be paid a lot less. At a time when the economy doesn't make for a lot of other options for people, it's doubly troubling."
On Sept. 23, the Boston Globe reported that Governor Patrick is supporting the boycott. Read the letter from Governor Patrick to Hyatt's CEO Mark Hoplamazian.
Quote from Congressman Mike Capuano via Open Media Boston:
"Every single politician from school committee to President should not stay at a Hyatt hotel anywhere in the country. Tourism's important. This is important. There's a lot of people that will be impacted. But I can't tell you how strongly I feel about this. And you do too. I pray to god that Hyatt Corporation comes knocking on my door next week. It'll be a closed door meeting if they do - I don't think they will - but it'd be fun. But I tell you I'm a former mayor. Over in Somerville. And you know, there's a couple of hotels over there. Not a Hyatt, thank god. But I'll tell you, sometimes they have to be inspected by the fire department. Sometimes they have to be inspected by the health department. And that's good because we need safe clean hotels. This hotel better be safe and clean."
"Every single politician from school committee to President should not stay at a Hyatt hotel anywhere in the country. Tourism's important. This is important. There's a lot of people that will be impacted. But I can't tell you how strongly I feel about this. And you do too. I pray to god that Hyatt Corporation comes knocking on my door next week. It'll be a closed door meeting if they do - I don't think they will - but it'd be fun. But I tell you I'm a former mayor. Over in Somerville. And you know, there's a couple of hotels over there. Not a Hyatt, thank god. But I'll tell you, sometimes they have to be inspected by the fire department. Sometimes they have to be inspected by the health department. And that's good because we need safe clean hotels. This hotel better be safe and clean."
Quote from Boston Mayor Tom Menino, from the Boston Globe:
"The Hyatt made a crude business decision that will have devastating effects on real people who work hard everyday. My administration stands with these workers and will continue to fight for fair wages for all of our people.''
"The Hyatt made a crude business decision that will have devastating effects on real people who work hard everyday. My administration stands with these workers and will continue to fight for fair wages for all of our people.''