Students Condemn “Labor Rights Violations” at Sheraton

January 31, 2011 Chanting “HEI, you’re no good; treat your workers like you should,” dozens of university students from across the country walked the picket line in solidarity with hotel workers outside the Sheraton Crystal City in Virginia...

Sheraton Workers Keep Battling for Justice

It was just another Saturday night in Arlington. Except for the giant “Boycott” illuminating the side of the Sheraton Crystal City high above the steady stream of traffic on Jefferson Davis Highway. “Sheraton you’re no good, treat...

HEI Hotels and Resorts Reinstates Fired Union Leader After Year-Long Worker and Student Campaign

(UNITE HERE, 6/14/2010) This week HEI Hotels and Resorts agreed to return fired Union leader Ferdi Lazo to work at the Sheraton Crystal City hotel. HEI signed a settlement agreement with Region 5 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLR) to reinstate...

HEI Hotels and Resorts Reinstates Fired Union Leader After Year-Long Worker and Student Campaign

June 14, 2010 ARLINGTON, VA – This week HEI Hotels and Resorts agreed to return fired Union leader Ferdi Lazo to work at the Sheraton Crystal City hotel. HEI signed a settlement agreement with Region 5 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLR)...

Workers at the HEI Sheraton Crystal City Delegate Hotel’s Management

July 14, 2010 Workers at the HEI Sheraton Crystal City delegated the hotel’s management today, again presenting their demands for fair working conditions and a process for deciding whether to form a union free from management intimidation. Wearing...