From The National AFL-CIO News Now Blog:

Hilton Boston Workers Persist To Form Union With UNITEHERE!

Congratulations to the newest Members of UNITEHERE!

In the face of Management roadblocks, the persistence of 75 Housekeepers, Front Desk Attendants and others at the Hilton Boston Downtown has resulted in a successful effort to Unionize.

The Workers waged nine months of sit-ins, pickets and talks with Hilton Management before formally winning a Voice at Work.

The Workers are getting a $2-an-hour Pay Increase and are eligible for Health Insurance through UNITEHERE! Local 26, whose President - Brian Lang - said many of the Workers have been enrolled in MassHealth, the Public Health Insurance Program for Low-Income Residents.  

The contract also guarantees Workers Job Security if the hotel is sold and Regulates Workloads by Union Rules.

The Hilton Workers join 900 other Food Service and Hotel Workers who have become Local 26 Members in the past year, including Employees at Northeastern University, Harvard Law School, the Ames Hotel and the W Boston Hotel.

About 55% of Hotel Workers in Boston and Cambridge are Unionized.