PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Hotel Worker from Margaritaville NYC on Working Conditions and the Safe Hotel Act
3:32:25
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49 sec
A hotel worker from Margaritaville NYC shares their experience working for a subcontracting agency and the improvements they saw after the agency left. They advocate for passing the Safe Hotel Act to protect workers like themselves.
- The worker's pay increased from $17 to $23 per hour after the subcontracting agency left
- They describe harsh working conditions under the agency, including high room cleaning quotas and off-the-clock work
- The speaker expresses frustration with subcontracted agencies profiting from hardworking people
UNKNOWN (via Spanish Interpreter)
3:32:25
I am currently at the Margarita Bay results in Times Square.
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I used to work for a subcontracting agency at the Margarita Bay Hotel.
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The subcontracting agency paid me just $17 an hour.
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The work was back breaking.
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And I felt like the agency manager is not respect as a human beings.
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Our room cleaning quarter was higher than most of the hotels nearby, and we often had to work of the clock to complete the workload.
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Last year, the subcontracting agency left the hotel.
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It was one of the best days on my career.
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My job was protected by New York City Law.
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I immediately got a raise from $17 to $23 per hour.
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It makes me upset that there are still supercontracted agencies in New York City are profiting off the backs of the hardworking people.
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Please pass the Safe Hotel Act to protect workers like me.
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Thank you.
