Now open to the public, the Portland Hyatt Regency Convention Center was largely union-built Jan 15, 2020 The hotel opened Dec. 19– on budget, and ahead of schedule.
Tilesetting jobs were the one union sore spot on the Hyatt project Jan 15, 2020 Bricklayers Local 1 warned Mortenson that there’d be problems with non-union contractor.
New Convention Center hotel will be union built Aug 16, 2017 And likely union operated, as Hyatt signs a neutrality agreement with UNITE HERE Local 8
Convention Center hotel closer to breaking ground Oct 1, 2013 Hyatt would be neutral toward hotel workers unionizing.
UNITE HERE and Hyatt reach national agreement Jul 3, 2013 Pact provides contracts and process for workers to join unions
Hyatt signs rare “labor peace” agreement in anticipation of subsidy Nov 8, 2012 UNITE HERE, the union that represents hotel workers, has reached a landmark neutrality agreement with Hyatt Hotels.
Unions launch global boycott of Hyatt Aug 1, 2012 Hyatt turned heatlamps on Chicago picketers and fired unionized Boston housekeepers en masse.
Hyatt Hotels workers wage one-week strike in four cities Sep 9, 2011 UNITE HERE is calling for a boycott of Hyatt hotels nationwide.
