As Long Island hotels brace for more than $224 million in losses, U.S. Rep. Suozzi co-sponsors bill to provide targeted relief to ailing hotel employees.
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The American Hotel & Lodging Association and UNITE HERE, the largest hospitality workers union in North America, recently joined forces to call on Congress to pass the Save Hotel Jobs Act.
The bill, according to AHLA, provides the assistance hotel workers need to survive until travel returns to pre-pandemic levels.
Key provisions of the Save Hotel Jobs Act include:
Supporting Hotel Workers: Direct payroll grants will be utilized for payroll and benefits expenses for workers. The legislation would also require grantees to give laid-off workers recall rights to ensure those who lost their hotel jobs due to the pandemic are able to get back to work.
Rep. Charlie Crist introduces Save Hotel Jobs Act
It s called the Save Hotel Jobs Act. If it gets the green light, this could become a lifeline to hotel workers by providing them assistance until they can rebound from the impacts of this.
and last updated 2021-04-28 19:48:03-04
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â There are still serious concerns the travel industry will continue getting hit hard by the pandemic. Hospitality groups are now teaming up with lawmakers to ask Congress to help give relief to hotels.
It s called the Save Hotel Jobs Act. If it gets the green light, this could become a lifeline to hotel workers by providing them assistance until they can rebound from the impacts of this.