Member Profile: Don Olson

May 23, 2011 Don Olson — Server — Grand Hyatt San Francisco — 37 years of service My mother was born the year the Titanic sank.  She went to vocational school to learn telegraphy and then she went to work for Western Union.  She operated...

Mike Welch 1949-2012

Our good friend and brother, Mike Welch, passed away on Sunday, March 25.  Mike retired from his Field Representative position in 2004 due to health reasons. Mike first worked at the Fairmont Hotel in the dish room beginning in the late 70s. It was a...

Member Profile: Cynthia Reed

Cynthia Reed — PBX Operator — Hyatt Regency San Francisco  – 22 years of service A lot of people ask me, “Why do you fight?  You don’t have children.”  I fight because my co-workers have children.  I fight because my co-workers...

Member Profile: Mauricio Barrera

Mauricio Barrera — Steward — Grand Hyatt San Francisco — 30 years of service Someone asked me once about fleeing from El Salvador, “Weren’t you scared when you were running?”  I said, They infuse you with fear in my country. ...

Member Profile: Delia Medina

September 23, 2011 Delia Medina — Room Cleaner — Hyatt Regency — 37 years of service We’re human beings.  That was what I would say to the bosses whenever they were treating somebody badly.  I would say, We’re human beings, like...