UNION LINGO:
PAST PRACTICE - A policy or benifit, not covered by the contract, which has been in effect for a while and has been accepted by the union and managment. When managment changes a past practice, without discussion with the union, the union can grieve the change as a past practice violation.
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.NOTICE:8/14/05
All Union members -
Parking cost Victory: 70$ a month for 3 years-
Great news, The Parking issue has been resolved. After meeting with Jim McCarvil several times, after meeting with Mr Muldoon, after going to the Convention Center Authority Board, we have won a 3 year freeze on parking pass fees, we are now locked in at 70 $ a month for 3 years.
.NOTICE:
Negotiating Committee members -
Negotiating Committee meeting
Thursday, Aug 25th 10am-2pm, or 4pm-8pm. At the Union Office (55 Cedar street)
Any questions call - 528-1103 Kate or Alisa
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Please check
"latest news" area
of this web site
for up to the minute news on
Steward meetings, events,
and Committee info
Any Questions call Alisa
at 528-1103
-LINKS-
Hotel Workers Unite
Unite Here
E-Board member photos
The Procaccianti Groups
Web Page
Click here
to see pictures
of the Steward meeting
2/15/05
Click here
to see pictures
of the Steward training
2/22/05
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----April 30---
OUR MEMEBERS VOTED DOWN THE COMPANIES LAST BEST AND FINAL OFFER 96% voted NO
----September 18 2005------
our negotiation committee met with the hotel representatives and began contract negotiations. The next meeting is scheduled for Tue, Sept 20 2005. Also ATTN: Contract Committee and Negotiation committee.- Wed Sept 21 2005 there is a mandatory very important meeting scheduled at 10 am and also at 6 pm at the Union hall. This is a must attend. We need everyone that is on these committees to be there.
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News Channel 10 covered the Down City Rally that we were involved in on Labor Day a.k.a. the Bread and Roses event on TV. To see that clip go to www.angelfire.com/ct3/union/news10.mpg
------>Sept. 5 2005 Bread and Roses Rally
The B&R rally was a succes. Turn out was great. Above is a picture of some of the folks who turned out from Local 217 Westin
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----Aug 18, 2005 -5:58pm----
Rendering of new tower
-----Aug 14 2005--
Check out this link. TV reports on the new Westin tower. TV Report on the new tower
--July 12, 2005--
07-13-2005 10:44 AM
(Providence, RI) -- A new addition to the Westin Hotel is getting closer to becoming a reality. The "Providence Journal" reports a Providence design review committee yesterday approved the plans for the 31-story tower proposed by the hotel's new owner. The Cranston-based Procaccianti Group bought the hotel from the state for 95-point-five-million-dollars in April. As part of the deal, Procaccianti agreed to complete an expansion of the downtown hotel by July 2007. The proposal will undergo a public hearing tomorrow before the full Capital Center Commission.
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--June 24th 2005--
This weeks meeting with HR was rescheduled for next week. I will keep you updated on the progress.
--June 15th 2005--
The shop Stewards met with HR again this week and are working with HR on several issues regaurding payroll and the seven minute rule ...etc all is going well. We will keep you posted. Check back for more info on this next week.
--June 17th 2005--
In our check this week we received notice of an increase in our parking fees. We all felt that this increase was Excessive, Unfair, and Unaffordable. We have met with the Convention Center Authorities Jim Mcarvil, he has given us his word that the increase has been scrapped and a new plan is underway. We are to hear back next week on the details of the new plan for our parking fees, they will be coming back down to an affordable rate, that we know. We will know next week, before next Thursday. We will keep you posted. Check back Wednesday.
--June 7th 2005--
Some of the shop stewards have been meeting with HR over the past couple of days to settle some issues with payroll / timeclocks / Seven minute rule. HR is very helpful and everything is moving along. All of our issues are on the way to being resolved. A follow up meeting is scheduled for Monday at 10AM in HR offices. I will post the outcome of that meeting Monday evening.
---May 1st 2005---
The overtime issue that was mentioned on 4/28 (below) has been resolved, let a shop steward know if you still have any concerns
----April 28 2005-----
NOTICE:
All Westin Union Stewards -
Overtime hours for this week are under some confusion. Starwood paid us for a couple of days for this week and Procaccianti group will be paying the remainder. As of now, Procaccianti has agreed to pay the OT hours. Please, all Shop Stewards, talk to the people in your department. Find out if they are doing OT this week and get that info to HR for payroll on Monday. Make sure people pay attention to the check when they get it. If they have not received the correct amount of OT, they need to go to HR and ask for it.
Also we have some confusion on the meetings we had to go to on the 25th or 26th, to fill out applications. Some people punched out when they attended, some came in on a day off to attend. Those people need to be compensated for that time. Procaccianti Group has agreed to pay, since Starwood has declined and passed the buck. So, Shop Stewards, please talk to the people in your department and make a list of people who attended the meeting, but did not punch in for it. Bring that list to HR as well so the people can get paid for attending the meeting.
Shop Stewards if you could also pass this message on to any other Shop Stewards you may see. Thanks so much. -Web Master
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April 22 2005----
The Westin Providence addition: More footwork needed
Click here
to see close up before and after pictures of the Westin
The plan for a retail arcade on the hotel addition's ground floor is raising concerns about pedestrian traffic.
09:05 AM EDT on Friday, April 22, 2005
BY ANDREA L. STAPE
Journal Staff Writer
PROVIDENCE -- Pedestrians, bricks and pear trees were some of the concerns yesterday, as the Design Review Committee of the Capital Center Commission continued discussing the proposed addition to The Westin Providence.
(To read the rest of this article click on the latest news link down below)
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---April 13, 2005----
Procaccianti Group unveils its design
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 Click here
to see close-up pictures of before new tower and after the new tower is built
01:45 AM EDT on Wednesday, April 13, 2005
BY ANDREA L. STAPE
Journal Staff Writer
PROVIDENCE -- At 356 feet tall, or about 31 stories, the proposed hotel tower next to The Westin Providence is being designed to make a statement.
The hotel and condo tower The Procaccianti Group is planning to attach to the Westin will include 105 condominiums, 200 hotel rooms, a parking garage for residents and an arcade filled with restaurants and shops on the first floor, according to a presentation by the Cranston company's architectural firm yesterday.(to read the rest of this article click on the View latest news link lower down the page)
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---April 1, 2005---
Providence Journal reports-
A purchase-and-sale contract has been signed by the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority and The Procaccianti Group.
The sale of state-owned "The Westin Providence" moved one step closer to completion yesterday, with the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority and The Procaccianti Group signing a definitive purchase-and-sale contract.
Now, The Procaccianti Group has until Monday to pay the authority $4 million worth of "earnest money," in order to keep the deal going forward. The company paid a $1-million initial deposit earlier this year and the remainder of the $95.5-million price tag for the four- star hotel will be paid when the sale closes, according to the contract.
The Convention Center Authority, which oversees the hotel, would like the deal to close by April 27.
(To read the rest of this article, click on the 'latest news 'link below.)
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March 31--
P&S is signed, Proc's are movin in
Word is out, that March 30th markes the day that the P&S agreement was finaly signed sealed and delivered, still waiting for the sale closing, should be with in 30 days. Rumor has it that the Proc's will be coming in slowly but surely from today until they are fully in, by as early as April 27, 2005.
We are ready for them!!
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--March 1, 2005----
The RICCA- Who voted and How
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-Governor Carcieri urges RICCA not to sell-
3/1/05-
Procaccianti gets hotel
10:00 AM EST on Tuesday, March 1, 2005
BY ANDREA L. STAPE
Journal Staff Writer
PROVIDENCE -- The Rhode Island Convention Center Authority board of directors voted yesterday to sell the state-owned Westin Providence to The Procaccianti Group, rejecting a personal request from Governor Carcieri to halt the sale.
(to read the rest, look for this full article below, in the - View latest news section - )
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Recent Victories
From: Alisa Gallo
Folks - In case you haven't heard, we've won two important cases recently:
1) Maria Machado - A room attendant for 9 years, the hotel tried to fire her based on one error. Room attendants united to prevent the termination and bring Maria back to work. Congratulations to Carmen Castillo in particular for a job well done in Maria's defense!
2) Edgar Lorenzo - The Chef violated Edgar's seniority rights on scheduling overtime. The hotel has agreed to pay Edgar for his lost time to settle the grievance. Congratulations to Mirjaam, Edwin and Marvin, who worked on this case.
- Alisa
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ATTN:
Stewards you can post news that you want to share with the other stewards on this web site.
You can do this by
clicking on "Post 217 Westin Prov news" below. That area can be used as a way for all of us to comunicate with eachother faster. We now have a one stop place on the web that we can go to and share info with other stewards. Also it is a one stop spot for us to catch up on everyones lateset info. Let me know what you think.
You can look at what Other stewards post by clicking on "View latest News" .
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