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Thursday, March 8, 2012

International Women’s Day: Boycott Hyatt. Hyatt hurts women. « Fred Klonsky

International Women’s Day: Boycott Hyatt. Hyatt hurts women. « Fred Klonsky:


International Women’s Day: Boycott Hyatt. Hyatt hurts women.


Hyatt Hurts Women: The Clothesline Project.
Today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day.
While the Conservative War on Women is well known, less well known is the campaign of working women, hotel workers at the Hyatt Hotel who are waging a battle for respect and a decent contract.
The Hyatt chain is owned by the Pritzker family, Obama fundraisers and Rahm Emanuel pals.
The Chicago-based Pritzker family was in the news last week for their success in skipping out on their property taxes. Penny Pritzker owns a seven-bathroom mansion in Lincoln Park, sits on the Chicago school board and