Hotel Workers Say They Were Pressured to Attend Rally | by Justine Landis-Hanley | Labor New York | Sep, 2024 | Medium

As the debate intensifies over a City Council bill that would threaten New York’s subcontracting industry, some hotel workers say they felt threatened and cajoled to attend a Thursday rally at City Hall in opposition to the measure. A supervisor at Moxy Times Square recently warned workers from Superior Cleaning Group, who are subcontracted to work at the Midtown Manhattan hotel, that if they didn’t show up at the rally, “I cannot promise you that you’re not [going to] get in trouble,” according to a tape of the meeting reviewed by Labor New York. “Please, you need to communicate if you can or you cannot go. Please,” the supervisor added. “We all have to go, even myself, and it’s a protest. And the protest is from us to defend your jobs.” Asked about the comments, a Moxy Times Square spokesperson didn’t directly address the issue of the veiled threat, but said that staff attendance was voluntary. The rally was held in opposition to the Safe Hotels Act, which would require most city hot

As the debate intensifies over a City Council bill that would threaten New York’s subcontracting industry, some hotel workers say they felt threatened and cajoled to attend a Thursday rally at City Hall in opposition to the measure. A supervisor at Moxy Times Square recently warned workers from Superior Cleaning Group, who are subcontracted to work at the Midtown Manhattan hotel, that if they didn’t show up at the rally, “I cannot promise you that you’re not [going to] get in trouble,” according to a tape of the meeting reviewed by Labor New York. “Please, you need to communicate if you can or