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Testimony by Rolando Randon Quintero, Hotel Worker, on the Safe Hotels Act

3:39:02

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Rolando Randon Quintero, a hotel worker from Mexico, testifies in support of the Safe Hotels Act. He shares his personal experience of building a life in New York City and emphasizes the importance of worker protections in the hotel industry.

  • Quintero has worked in a union hotel for 27 years since moving to NYC from Mexico
  • He advocates for immigrant workers to have the same rights and protections he enjoys
  • Quintero specifically mentions the need for chemical screening and panic buttons in hotels
Rolando Randon Quintero
3:39:02
Hi.
3:39:02
My name is Rolando Rangelo Rangelo.
3:39:05
Hi.
3:39:06
My name is Rolando Rangelo Rangelo.
3:39:08
I'm a hotel working in New York City.
3:39:11
I'm originally from Mexico, and I have lived in New York City for the past 7 27 years.
3:39:18
Since I moved here, I was able to meet and marry my husband.
3:39:23
Find a job at a union hotel and build a beautiful life for the 2 of us.
3:39:31
I want other immigrant workers to enjoy the same rise and protections and the job as I do.
3:39:41
But right now, many cannot behold their employers accountability or demand basic protections like chemical screening, and panic panic.
3:39:56
The same hotel's ad will make that possible.
3:40:00
New York needs the same hotels ad.
3:40:03
Please vote yes.
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