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South Bay | Labor & WorkersHotel Workers Rising Pt. II: Supporters Raise Points
From Hip Hop Congress founded in 1993 to the San Jose Peace and Justice Center which just celebrated its Golden Anniversary (established 1957), South Bay organizations lift their voices in support of workers' right to fair treatment. Together representatives of more than a dozen groups stood side by side with Santa Clara Hyatt Regency workers demonstrating for the right to organize on July 2 in front of the giant hotel. What do these South Bay (California) groups have in common?
Affordable Housing Coalition, Hip Hop Congress, Interfaith Council, Jewish Voice for Peace, Raging Grannies Action League, San Jose Peace and Justice Center, San Jose Raging Grannies, Silicon Valley DeBug, Student Advocates for Higher Education. They all sent representatives to the rally for Santa Clara Hyatt Hotel workers and support their right to organize without fear of reprimand or intimidation. And they want you to know these facts: --US Dept of Labor statistics show that hotel workers are 43% more likely to be injured on the job that the typical worker in the service sector -- A study done at Ohio State University found that risk of injury from hotel housekeeping is greater than any of 20 manufacturing jobs, including auto and truck assembly --Hotel records maintained to comply with OSHA regulations show that amongst hotel workers housekeepers suffer in disproportionate numbers. Housekeepers are also exposed to potent industrial cleaners on a regular basis; chemical-induced rashes and eye irritations are common. --While the hotel industry across the board has upgraded rooms with heavier beds, linens, and bedding, hotels have not responded by increasing staff. In fact, many heavy lifting jobs formerly done by male employees are now routinely assigned to female housekeepers. We urge you to support Santa Clara Hyatt hotel staff, a large number of whom are female housekeepers, in their struggle for safe, secure employment! Source: "Creating Luxury, Enduring Pain" http://www.hotelworkersrising.org/pdf/Injury_Paper.pdf ALSO SUPPORTING WORKERS IN SOLIDARITY AT THE RALLY: CWA Local 9432, SEIU, unionized employees from other nearby hotels, children, friends, relatives.
§High School students
These young ladies from Independence High School came with two other friends, young ladies in hijab.
One of the Raging Grannies is herself a former hotel employee, others were union members (teachers, nurses, AFL-CIO)
Shamako (right) founded Hip Hop Congress in 1993. Together with his blinking buddy, they came to film for Silicon Valley DeBug, another youth oriented group.
It's Ann and Phil of Annie and the Vets. George Johnson (third vet in the musical trio) is MIA, somewhere in Idaho last we heard.
Local 9423 looking my-t-fine
Now that's a REAL Woman!
Bilingual speech sounded really nice, Nancy!
These supporters sent a message to Indybay staff/contributors: Thumbs up for Indybay!
Rally participants wrote in their thanks to these organizations and people who also came in support of hotel workers:
Father Bill Leininger, Sandy Perry with folks from CHAM, Jack Ford from CSEA, Paul Fong who will be Sally Lieber's successor in the State Assembly, Harry Adams, Chief of Staff for Sally Lieber who is terming out of the position Paul Fong will be assuming, and Jamie McLeod, Santa Clara City councilwoman. |
