Tell the Buffalo Bills to Respect Westin Hotel Workers

As fans of workers' rights, and fair wages and working conditions, take a moment to send a message to the Buffalo Bills and tell them to respect the boycott of the Westin Hotel in Providence. Workers at the Westin called for a boycott after their employer imposed 20% wage cuts and tripled their health care costs. Ask the Bills to avoid patronizing this hotel during their upcoming game in New England. Tell them not to eat, sleep or meet at the Westin Hotel until this labor dispute is resolved.

Background:

In March the employees of the Westin Providence hotel voted 138-2 to boycott the hotel because of unfair labor practices.

The General Counsel of the National Labor Relation Board has authorized a massive complaint against the Westin Hotel. The NLRB in Washington D.C found merit in the Union’s charges against the Westin’s March 11, 2010 imposition of 20% wage cuts, tripling of health care cost, and subcontracting that cost 50 union workers their jobs.

We need your help, so we ask that you do not eat, sleep or meet at the Westin Hotel.

The employees of the Westin Providence have received an incredible outpouring of support from the Providence community and from around the country. You can read some of the great press on the boycott here:

http://www.projo.com/video/?nvid=414110

http://www.projo.com/news/content/HOTEL_BOYCOTT_05-27-10_OJIKVC1_v15.89a56c7.html

http://www.projo.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=414300