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UNITE HERE Local 11 Rallies with LA Councilmember Curren Price to Endorse Boycott of Tommie and Thompson Hotels

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Sunday, April 2, 2023
LGBTQ+, Lodging, Travel, Professional Services, Other Policy Issues, Food, Beverage, Labor, DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Retail, Public Policy, Government, Consumer, Tommie, Economic justice, Shoulder, University, Airport, Dignity, Language, Respect, Restaurant, Thompson, UNITE, Union, Atlanta Hotel, Body size and species richness, Hotel, Clergy

Last week in a joint letter sent to Machine Investment Group, Taconic Capital, Miramar Capital, Ten Five Hospitality and potential buyers of the Tommie and Thompson hotels, CLUE and UNITE HERE Local 11 announced a boycott of the properties until the hotels demonstrate a commitment to ensuring that all workers and guests--regardless of their race, sex, body size, sexual identity or personal background--feel treated with dignity and respect.

Key Points: 
  • Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price rallied and announced his pledge of the boycott launched by UNITE HERE Local 11 and CLUE last week against the Tommie and Thompson Hotels in Hollywood.
  • While addressing the crowd outside the hotels on Cesar Chavez day, Los Angeles Councilmember Curren Price said, “I am so honored and proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with you as we move to ensure you are treated fairly and properly.
  • “It is important for me to feel like I can be myself at work, but Thompson made this impossible.
  • UNITE HERE Local 11 is a labor union representing over 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona who work in hotels, restaurants, universities, convention centers, and airports.

UNITE HERE Local 11 Alleges Violations of Service Charge Laws by Owners, Operator of Tommie and Thompson Hollywood Hotels

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Friday, March 24, 2023
Human Resources, Labor, Professional Services, Public Policy, Government, Restaurant, Bar, Food, Beverage, Lodging, Retail, Other Policy Issues, Travel, Machine, Tommie, National Labor Relations Board, University, Airport, Local, Demographics of Los Angeles, UNITE, Union, UCC, Hotel

Last month, the Union also called on the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office to investigate these potential violations.

Key Points: 
  • Last month, the Union also called on the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office to investigate these potential violations.
  • Such automatic “service fees” can cause customers to tip their servers less when they believe that “service fees” are a substitute for gratuities.
  • “Relevant came into Hollywood promising to revitalize the neighborhood nightlife and create jobs for Angelenos, but these were empty promises,” says Kurt Petersen, co-president of Local 11.
  • Hollywood deserves better neighbors.”
    UNITE HERE Local 11 is a labor union representing over 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona who work in hotels, restaurants, universities, convention centers, and airports
    View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230324005413/en/

Hollywood Groups and UNITE HERE Local 11 Call for Boycott of Famous Tommie and Thompson Hotels

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Friday, March 24, 2023
Public Policy, Government, Restaurant, Bar, Lodging, Other Policy Issues, Travel, Labor, Food, Beverage, Retail, Workforce, Tommie, Housing, Economy, Sleep, University, Airport, Dignity, Thompson, UNITE, Union, Body size and species richness, Clergy

The boycott launched by UNITE HERE Local 11 asks the public only return to the Tommie and Thompson Hollywood Hotels and associated restaurant and nightclub venues when they have demonstrated a commitment to ensuring that all workers and guests--regardless of their race, sex, body size, sexual identity or personal background--feel treated with dignity and respect and until the hotel owners enter into meaningful dialogue with community stakeholders to address the social impact of these businesses on the Hollywood community. They ask no one to eat, sleep, drink, or celebrate in these venues while the boycott is in effect.

Key Points: 
  • Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice joined UNITE HERE Local 11 today in calls for a boycott of the ritzy properties in the heart of Hollywood.
  • They ask no one to eat, sleep, drink, or celebrate in these venues while the boycott is in effect.
  • The hotels have not integrated themselves into our community or sought to be a part of the solution to our struggle here.”
    “The Tommie and Thompson Hotels have become well-recognized establishments, celebrating exclusivity, wealth, privilege, and glamor.
  • UNITE HERE Local 11 is a labor union representing over 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona who work in hotels, restaurants, universities, convention centers, and airports.

UNITE HERE Local 11 Reminds Investors and Operator of Neutrality Obligation at the Tommie and Thompson Hotels

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Lodging, Legal, Professional Services, Travel, Local, UNITE, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Airport, Thompson, Coercion, Tommie, Food, UCC, Letter, University, JI Case Co v National Labor Relations Board, Restaurant, National Labor Relations Board, Hyatt, Hotel

Yesterday, UNITE HERE Local 11 sent a letter to Machine Investment Group , Ten Five Hospitality, Taconic Capital, and Miramar Capital, reminding those investors and the operator of the Tommie and Thompson Hotels in Hollywood, California, of their predecessor’s commitment to union neutrality at those hotels.

Key Points: 
  • Yesterday, UNITE HERE Local 11 sent a letter to Machine Investment Group , Ten Five Hospitality, Taconic Capital, and Miramar Capital, reminding those investors and the operator of the Tommie and Thompson Hotels in Hollywood, California, of their predecessor’s commitment to union neutrality at those hotels.
  • Regardless of the outcome of the appeal, Hyatt is still required to ensure that successor hotel operators agree to union neutrality.
  • “Workers at these hotels have the right to organize free from employer coercion,” said Kurt Petersen, co-president of UNITE HERE Local 11.
  • “This letter reminds investors that the case is ongoing and Local 11 intends to vigorously pursue its rights.”
    Even before they opened in 2021, the Tommie and Thompson Hotels have operated under a cloud.

UNITE HERE Local 11 to Machine Investment Group and Taconic Capital: “No more bailouts of Relevant Group”

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Labor, REIT, Public Policy, Government, Restaurant, Bar, Lodging, Retail, Travel, Machine, University, Airport, Thompson, UCC, Food, ESG, Tommie, Capital, UNITE, Taconic

Taconic Capital and Machine Investment Group scheduled UCC foreclosure auctions for the Tommie Hollywood and Thompson Hollywood on December 21, 2022.

Key Points: 
  • Taconic Capital and Machine Investment Group scheduled UCC foreclosure auctions for the Tommie Hollywood and Thompson Hollywood on December 21, 2022.
  • These auctions were then delayed to January 21, 2023, and we now understand that they may have been further delayed to February.
  • Taconic and Machine already bailed out Relevant Group in 2021 at the Tommie and Thompson, providing rescue financing that averted foreclosure by Calmwater Capital.
  • This should include consideration of a labor peace agreement with UNITE HERE Local 11.

In First Complaint of Its Kind, UNITE HERE Local 11 Asks City Attorney to Investigate Whether Dream Hollywood is Fully Complying with LA’s Panic Button Law

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Thursday, December 22, 2022
Retail, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Technology, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Finance, Food Tech, Communications, Labor, Lodging, Professional Services, Travel, Public Policy, Government, Restaurant, Bar, REIT, Restaurant, Union, Dream, UNITE, City, Thompson, Highlight, City attorney, Letter, Airport, Tommie, University, Hotel, Nightclub

The Union wants to ensure that the Dream Hotel complies fully with the law and that any violations are fully remedied.

Key Points: 
  • The Union wants to ensure that the Dream Hotel complies fully with the law and that any violations are fully remedied.
  • The letter comes less than a week after former workers from the Thompson and the Dream spoke out at a press conference about their experiences working at the hotels.
  • “It was incredibly difficult to work in a kitchen where one of my bosses made sexually suggestive comments towards me.
  • UNITE HERE Local 11 is a labor union representing over 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona who work in hotels, restaurants, universities, convention centers, and airports
    View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221222005522/en/

UNITE HERE Local 11: Following Plus-Size Model’s Allegations of Body-Shaming at Highlight Room Nightclub, Former Workers Speak Out About Their Own Mistreatment

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Friday, December 16, 2022
Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Labor, Public Policy, Government, Restaurant, Bar, Lodging, Retail, Vacation, Travel, Airport, Respect, Dream, Workplace, Tommie, UNITE, University, Highlight, Thompson, Restaurant, Hotel, Nightclub

Those of us who live here, work here, or spend time here know that it is far more than that.

Key Points: 
  • Those of us who live here, work here, or spend time here know that it is far more than that.
  • Last month, a major lender announced that it was foreclosing on the Thompson and Tommie Hotels.
  • Now, former workers and their allies called publicly for a Hollywood revitalization that benefits everyone–workers, neighbors, and guests alike.
  • UNITE HERE Local 11 is a labor union representing over 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona who work in hotels, restaurants, universities, convention centers, and airports.

Suffolk-Built Tommie and Thompson Hotels Win Los Angeles Business Council’s 52nd Annual Architechtural Award of Excellence

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Urban Planning, REIT, Landscape, Interior Design, Building Systems, Architecture, Other Construction & Property, Residential Building & Real Estate, Housing, Hollywood Hills, Life, Relevant, Science, Architecture, Tommy Thompson (linebacker), Sunset Boulevard, Restaurant, Multimedia, Engineering News-Record, Education, Interior design, Hotel, Tommie, Hospitality

Today, Suffolk , one of the most innovative and successful builders and real estate enterprises in the country, announced that its two Hollywood hotels, Tommie and Thompson, have won the Los Angeles Business Councils (LABC) 52nd Annual Architectural Award of Excellence in the Hospitality category.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Suffolk , one of the most innovative and successful builders and real estate enterprises in the country, announced that its two Hollywood hotels, Tommie and Thompson, have won the Los Angeles Business Councils (LABC) 52nd Annual Architectural Award of Excellence in the Hospitality category.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221208005245/en/
    Suffolk project Tommie & Thompson wins LABC Architectural Award of Excellence in Hospitality.
  • The Tommie and Thompson Hotels were selected from a group of 150 submissions for their inventive designs, amenities, and exemplification of architectures unique power to build community.
  • Were delighted to see these hotels are getting the acclaim we feel they deserve, said Jim Stanley, Chief Operating Officer of Suffolk Los Angeles.

Fired Workers at Thompson Hollywood Hotel Allege Federal Unfair Labor Practices and Demand Their Jobs Back, Allege Racial Discrimination and Sexual Harassment

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Thursday, December 1, 2022
REIT, LGBTQ+, Professional Services, Public Policy, Government, Restaurant, Bar, Consumer, Lodging, Travel, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Food, Beverage, State, Local, Retail, Socially Responsible Investing, Legal, Human Resources, Labor, UNITE, Airport, UCC, Thompson, Employment, Restaurant, California Department, Memorandum, Housing, University, Machine, Local, California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Private investigator, Ridesharing company, Tommie

This week, UNITE HERE Local 11 filed a federal unfair labor practice charge alleging that former Thompson Hollywood hotel workers were unjustly fired after engaging in concerted protected labor activity at the hotel.

Key Points: 
  • This week, UNITE HERE Local 11 filed a federal unfair labor practice charge alleging that former Thompson Hollywood hotel workers were unjustly fired after engaging in concerted protected labor activity at the hotel.
  • One of the fired workers, Jae Redlich, and a former worker at the Thompson hotel, Earl Wintron, are traveling to the Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement (LAGERS) pension fund meeting this Friday to share their experiences of mistreatment, racial discrimination, sexual harassment and disrespect at the hotel.
  • Machine Investment Group and Taconic Capital scheduled UCC foreclosure auctions for the Tommie Hollywood and Thompson Hollywood on December 21, 2022.
  • Depending on the results of the auction, Machine and Taconic may take over control of the entity that owns these properties.

Back to Work: Conceal Your Comfort with These Hidden Pain Relief Solutions from Tommie Copper

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Chemistry, Physical sciences, Natural sciences, Pain, Copper, Tommie, Analgesic

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Key Points: 
  • Tommie Copper is putting a stop to that with three unique products purpose-built to make on-the-go support, relief, and recovery easier (and more flattering) than ever.
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