PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Avenio Olivo, Hotel Worker, on Intro 991-B
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Avenio Olivo, a hotel worker, testified against the proposed changes in Intro 991-B, arguing that third-party agencies already provide excellent service and support to hotel staff. He expressed concern about the financial burden of union dues on workers and questioned the need for changes to the current system.
- Olivo works with properties in Manhattan and Queens, staffing hotels with various service employees
- He emphasized that third-party agencies work closely with properties and staff, providing excellent service and support
- Olivo and his team are not interested in paying union dues due to the high cost of living in New York City
Avenio Olivo
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Hello, everyone.
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It's my pleasure to meet you all today.
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I'm representative, Ms.
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Oksana.
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I work with properties here in Manhattan and in Queens.
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We staff hotels with various service employees.
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In recent days, I learned of a major change of that said to be implemented in a near future that will immensely affect most, if not all of us here today.
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One of the greatest advantage of the 3rd party agency is what we work closely, but the property and staff to provide excellent service to our clients and a great deal and support for the employees.
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More than representative are poorly served and are advocated of the staff.
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Our staff always commend us to being less than a phone call away.
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We are either always on-site to assist or they have a capacity to contact us at any time or any day of the week.
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With the cost of living here in New York City, my team and I respectfully have no interest in paying union dues.
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We simply cannot afford to.
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This will pose an additional unnecessary experience to us, taking money from our household for service we are already received from our agency and no additional calls.
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Why fix assisting that is not broken?
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Thank you all for listening.
