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True Diversity Dinner 1 & 2: Video by Janson Jones
Parts 1 & 2 of video coverage of the September 25, 2009 True Diversity Dinner in Anchorage by Janson Jones of Floridana Alaskiana v2.5. Part 1 includes background on the summer 2009 fight for the Anchorage equal rights ordinance AO 2009-64; part 2 is a montage of Janson’s photos of the dinner. Continue reading
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Tagged Anchorage ordinance 2009-64, crossposted, Dan Sullivan, diversity, Hilton Anchorage, hotel workers, Janson Jones, Mayor's Unity Dinner, True Diversity Dinner 2009, unions, UNITE HERE Local 878, video
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Hilton hotel workers on KTUU
KTUU Channel 2 News coverage of picketing of the Anchorage Hilton on September 25 by hotel workers.
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Tagged Hilton Anchorage, hotel workers, unions, UNITE HERE Local 878
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Hotel Workers Rising March: September 30
Anchorage’s first Hotel Workers Rising March will be held September 30, 2009, 4:30 PM. United HERE Local 878 & supporters will march from the Sheraton to the Hilton, demanding a fair contract from Hilton management. Also: pics from Sep 25 picket outside Mayor’s Unity Dinner.
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Tagged Hilton Anchorage, hotel workers, Mayor's Unity Dinner, unions, UNITE HERE Local 878
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Unity & union-busting
Workers fight for a fair contract with a union-busting employer — the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, where today two events featuring keynote speaker Lynn Swann are being held: an Alaska Republican Party fundraiser, and the Mayor’s Unity Dinner. Unity? — or union-busting?
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Tagged crossposted, Dan Sullivan, diversity, Hilton Anchorage, hotel workers, Lynn Swann, Mayor's Unity Dinner, True Diversity Dinner 2009, unions, UNITE HERE Local 878
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True Diversity v. fake unity
Another aspect of the Mayor’s “Unity” Dinner: it’s being held at the only hotel in town, the Hilton, that is in the midst of an employee-encouraged boycott because of the employer’s refusal to bargain in good faith. Also, we could use a little assistance with costs of our dinner!