Workers engage in civil disobedience to protest mass layoffs

Mission Valley (March 1, 2013) – Twenty hotel workers were arrested on March 1 at the HEI-owned and managed Hilton Mission Valley.  Nearly 250 hotel workers, community activists and clergy members protested job insecurity at the hotel. HEI has...

Is HEI Hospitality out of touch with facts on the ground?

Jan. 2013 – If you are considering partnering with HEI, we strongly caution you to conduct the necessary due diligence to ensure your business decisions are based on facts on the ground, instead of HEI’s rhetoric. Is HEI really worth all the trouble?

Notre Dame Announces No Current Plans to Reinvest in HEI

In an article titled “Students Contest Notre Dame Investment in Hotel Group,” in the January 4, 2013 issue of the National Catholic Reporter, the University of Notre Dame’s Chief Investment Officer, Scott Malpass states, “At this time, we have...

HEI and CST: Notre Dame’s controversial investment

Professor Gerald Beyer headlined the Higgins Labor Studies Program’s November 14 event “Prophets and Profits: Catholic Social Teaching on Workers’ Rights and Socially Responsible Investing, a Case Study of HEI Hotel Workers.” Beyer presented...

Employees Denied Meal and Rest Breaks by HEI Hotels and Resorts

Reach $130,000 Settlement Affirming Workers’ Rights LONG BEACH, Calif. (Nov. 27, 2012) —Eighteen hotel employees reached a $130,000 settlement with HEI Hotels and Resorts over denial of meal and rest breaks required by California law. The settlement...