Meanwhile, Hyatt employees claim retaliation over unionizing
Yesenia Cornejo hoped she could take her two daughters to the beach this summer. A modest vacation that would give Cornejo, a single mother, relaxing time with her children – time she struggles to find working the long hours she needs to pay her family’s bills.
That feeling – like she is constantly working but barely able to keep up with bills – is exhausting, Cornejo said. Without a pay increase, which Cornejo and her 400 co-workers who staff the concessions operated by Delaware North at the Austin airport are demanding, that situation is unlikely to change. Thus far, the company has not complied. That’s why, on Aug. 8, Cornejo and her unionized colleagues will take a vote to authorize a strike.
Council Member Vanessa Fuentes, who represents the Southeast Austin district where the airport is located, is calling on Delaware North to meet worker demands and avoid a strike. “Take a look at their profit margins,” Fuentes said. “They certainly can pay a $25 living wage. Hyatt needs to do the same and step up to pay their employees wages that will allow them to afford life in Austin.”
But Hyatt has not made the process easy. Unite Here organizers have filed five complaints with the National Labor Relations Board alleging that, in the weeks leading up to the union election, Hyatt corporate representatives and hotel management attempted to dissuade workers from unionizing.
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