What’s the matter with InterContinental?

May 23, 2011 With contracts signed at the Starwood, Hilton, and Fairmont hotels in San Francisco, Local 2 members hoped the InterContinental Hotel Group would quickly agree to a fair contract. While Starwood and Hilton faced boycotts in San Francisco,...

Hotel Industry Profits Continue to Soar

Accelerated growth in fourth-quarter boosts hotel corporations’ overall gains for 2010 – while workers continue to hear recession rhetoric With the release of quarterly and year-end financial reports, it is evident that Blackstone, Starwood, and...

Hotel corporations post major gains in third quarter

November 9, 2010 Money pours into hotel corporations as business travel, occupancy, and room rates rise but workers still not seeing their fare share Last week, Blackstone, Hyatt, and Starwood–the three corporations that own and/or operate eight...