Hyatt hotel uses heat lamps on picketing workers

[marmar]

from the Chicago Tribune:



Hotel workers on strike at the Park Hyatt were taken by surprise Thursday morning when 10 heat lamps hanging above their picket line flipped on and stayed on for nearly an hour.

"This is one of the hottest days of the summer," said Daniel Medina, 42, a bellman at the Park Hyatt for two years. "I work at that door every single day and only in winter time do those need to be turned on. Somebody did it on purpose. It's ridiculous."

Hyatt said in a statement that as soon as they were alerted to the fact that heat lamps were on under the awning of the hotel's Chicago Ave. entrance, they turned them off and handed out water.

Medina said the lights do not turn on automatically and that only bellhops, doormen and engineers access the room that controls the heat lamps. He said there was no way it could be inadvertent. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-hyatt-turns-up-heat-on-picket-line-20110721,0,7971038.story

[Demit]

1. The comments at that link are some of the worst I've ever read.

The contempt for unions, low-paid workers, and even teachers is astounding. I hope most of those people are paid to troll, because if that's the prevailing attitude in this country we are lost.

[JoeyT]

3. I doubt they're paid trolls.

I think they're just assholes.

[lunasun]

4. if that's the prevailing attitude in this country we are lost................

We are
& don't forget this was in a paper in a town with lots of unions + in a blue state(Chicago)

but the contempt for workers esp. low end service workers / and /or/ working immigrants ( note the surnames) is beyond return to civility here . IMO

Like how some tried to blame Obama.......of course this is his fault too!
sick

[babylonsister]

2. I am stunned by this; torture, anyone? nt