Chris Saez, Shop Steward, Hyatt McCormick, Chicago, Jessie Ham, Hyatt Regency, Indianapolis , Annemarie Strassel, National Spokesperson, UNITE HERE, Hotel Workers Rising Campaign
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Facing layoffs and cutbacks, thousands of hotel workers in 15 cities across North America held demonstrations recently, protesting Hyatt and its billionaire ownership family, the Pritzkers—one of the wealthiest and most politically influential families in America. As part
of these actions, hundreds of workers and supporters took arrest in coordinated acts of non-violent civil disobedience to express their outrage at how the company is trying to make the recession permanent for workers by outsourcing, slashing jobs and workers'
hours at its hotels across the country, despite significantly improving industry conditions and Hyatt's rising share value.
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