Workers demand fair contract at Saint Paul Hotel

Local 17 has been bargaining with The Saint Paul Hotel since November 2011. The hotel has hired a union busting attorney, John Hauge, and is proposing to take away daily overtime, have workers contribute to their health insurance, and impose a two-tiered wage system, reducing wages by as much as $5 per hour, the union said.

"The Saint Paul Hotel wants to undercut ALL other hotel contracts in the Twin Cities area and lower the standards of the hospitality industry," Local 17 said in announcing Thursday\’s action. "This is the same hotel that once wanted to \’pay the highest wages and attract the best workers.\’"

The Saint Paul Hotel, located across from Rice Park in downtown St. Paul, is a 4 Diamond property and was recently named the best hotel in Minnesota.

"We think they should be able to meet or exceed what all the other employers agreed to," the union said. "Please call or email the management — David Miller, 651-228-3801, dmiller@saintpaulhotel.com, or Bill Morrissey, 651-332-7665, bmorrissey@morrisseyhospitality.com — and tell them to stop disrespecting the workers and hurting the community by turning living wage jobs into low-wage jobs."

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