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Hotel Workers Picket during Fur Rondy (press release)

The Hotel Workers Rising campaign is a national campaign for decent working conditions and wages for hotel workers. Press Release February 27, 2010 Contact: Amarjeet Chhabra, UNITE HERE Local 878 907-272-6036 (wk) or 416-856-9587 (cell) Hotel Workers Picket during Fur Rondy! Sheraton and Hilton workers tell crowds downtown to boycott their hotels What: Informational Picketline [...]
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Sheraton Anchorage update: Governor's Safety and Health Conference cancels agreement

"The labor situation at the Anchorage Sheraton has resulted in an unacceptable risk to the success of the Governor's Safety and Health Conference" - per a letter canceling the State's agreement with the hotel.
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The Daily Tweets, 2010-02-19: Two instances of people demanding a say in decisions about their lives

ADN: State agrees to Yup’ik-speaking poll workers in Bethel area and will translate election materials. http://bit.ly/9SuZIR # RT: @adndotcom: Hotel workers plan downtown protest this afternoon over Sheraton firings. http://bit.ly/caw3a2 # Note that the ADN headline as originally written was incorrect: UNITE HERE Local 878 wasn’t holding a protest, but a press conference.
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Press conference Friday on illegal firing of four Sheraton Anchorage workers (press release)

UNITE HERE Local 878 will hold a press conference at 12:15 PM outside the 4th & F Street offices of the National Labor Relations Board to discuss the Sheraton Anchorage's illegal firing of four rank & file members for engaging in protected union activity.
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Sheraton Anchorage illegally fires four workers

The Sheraton Anchorage has illegally fired four workers for engaging in protected union activity. The Sheraton is one of two hotels -- the other being the Anchorage Hilton -- under boycott for unfair labor practices & refusal to bargain in good faith.
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The Daily Tweets, 2010-02-17: Dinosaurs

Today Sheraton Alaska illegally fired 4 workers for engaging in protected union activity. Press conference planned Friday. Stay tuned. #fb # Facebook malfing again…. # RT @JanFlora49: ~1/3 of TX believe humans & dinosaurs roamed earth @ same time / Its true: we humans ARE still roaming earth w/ those Texans #
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My story of 2009

Not quite ALL about my 2009, because that would take a year to write. This only took several hours.
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In solidarity with Hilton workers

Hotel Workers Rising March in Anchorage on September 30 (photos & slidehow), with some history of Hilton Anchorage owner Columbia Sussex and its CEO, Bill Yung; plus, the physical toll of cleaning 17 rooms a day.
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True Diversity Dinner video, part 3: Hotel workers, & Elvi's speech

Part 3 of Janson Jones' video of the September 25 True Diversity Dinner in Anchorage includes Hilton hotel workers protesting outside the Mayor's Unity Dinner, and the speech of Assembly Member Elvi Gray-Jackson.
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Hotel Workers Rising March: Today!

Workers at the Anchorage Hilton have been fighting for a fair contract since August 2008 , when their last contract expired, but management is intent on union-busting. Show your support for these workers and their families as they march today at 4:30.
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