tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post1122712552545378036..comments2024-01-17T00:45:37.075-08:00Comments on Bud Meyers: Hotel Maids: Work the Hardest, Paid the LeastBud Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-29634415963447475672016-02-24T13:39:29.819-08:002016-02-24T13:39:29.819-08:00Last week Nevada U.S. Senator Harry Reid helped ri...Last week Nevada U.S. Senator Harry Reid helped rig the Nevada Democratic Caucus with help from this union and the housekeepers by getting them to vote for Hillary Clinton rather than Bernie Sanders,.<br /><br />http://bud-meyers.blogspot.com/2016/02/sen-harry-reid-helps-rig-nevada.htmlBud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-88570787974811043902016-02-24T13:36:26.877-08:002016-02-24T13:36:26.877-08:00----------- Update as of February 2016 -----------...----------- Update as of February 2016 -----------<br /><br />In Nevada the state's minimum wage is $8.25/hr. <br /><br />In Las Vegas, Culinary Union Local 226 housekeepers in the hotel/casinos earn $13.87/hr as a starting wage.<br /><br />After they complete probation, it goes to $17.34/hr — and they also get the usual union benefits, such as healthcare, paid vacations, pension contributions from the employer, etc. <br /><br />Per: Wanda Henry<br />Director of Operations<br />Culinary Workers Union<br />1630 South Commerce St.<br />Las Vegas, NV. 89102<br />702-387-7075<br />whenry@culinaryunion226.org<br />Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-70608491460632617792014-11-25T09:39:23.215-08:002014-11-25T09:39:23.215-08:00UPDATE NOVEMBER 2014
Starting this week, the Marr...UPDATE NOVEMBER 2014<br /><br />Starting this week, the Marriott hotel chain will encourage guests to tip their maids, becoming the latest company to ask consumers to directly shoulder an even larger portion of worker pay.<br /><br />http://fortune.com/2014/09/16/marriott-tips-worker-wages/?xid=ob_rssBud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-34915234811150510472014-09-30T04:21:17.433-07:002014-09-30T04:21:17.433-07:00September 25, 2014
LA Hotel Workers Win $15.37 M...September 25, 2014 <br /><br />LA Hotel Workers Win $15.37 Minimum Wage: a New Day for Labor in the United States? <br /><br />http://www.epi.org/blog/la-hotel-workers-win-15-37-minimum-wage/Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.com