PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Hotel Worker on Safe Hotel Act
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A hotel worker testifies in support of the Safe Hotel Act, sharing their personal experience of working for a subcontracting agency at a hotel in New York City. The worker describes the positive changes in their working conditions and pay after the subcontracting agency left and they began working directly for the hotel.
- Initially earned $17/hour with the subcontracting agency, feeling unseen and struggling to support their family
- After the subcontracting agency left, kept their job due to the hotel worker retention law
- Experienced a 35% pay increase and improved working conditions when hired directly by the hotel
- Urges the council to pass the Safe Hotel Act to benefit other workers in similar situations
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2:39:22
Good afternoon, counseling members.
2:39:24
I'm sitting in particular, ma'am.
2:39:26
I'm our New York City Hotel Agar, and I suffered the safe hotel eggs.
2:39:32
I'm here to tell the public What happened when are subcontracting agency or hotel in New York City?
2:39:41
That is what happened to me and changed my life for better.
2:39:48
I I used to work for the subcontracting agency at Margarita Bell Reserve in Times Square.
2:39:58
I made just $17 per hour.
2:40:02
It was not easy to support my family on this word, but I had to do a 2 survey to me asking for self contesting, agency, mean feeling, unseen, at work.
2:40:22
Low pay, or heavy, no, heavy work less, and it's strictly to get by when the subcontracting agency left our hotel, I keep my job because of the hotel closure retention law.
2:40:42
Today, I am working regularly for the Margarita Bell I will add the same hotel where everything is different.
2:40:52
My old arose every night by the 35% as soon as the subcontractor live.
2:41:01
I can't pay rent more easily, and I feel safe at work.
2:41:07
Please pass to safe hotel x to the Forte work like for me.
2:41:15
Thank you.
