PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Sonia Randolph, Hotel Worker, on the Hotel Safety Act
3:37:53
·
67 sec
Sonia Randolph, a hotel worker in New York City, testified in support of the Hotel Safety Act. She shared her personal experience as an immigrant who achieved her American dream through a good job with fair wages in the hotel industry.
- Emphasized the importance of protecting hotel workers, especially immigrants
- Highlighted how her job allowed her to send her daughter to college
- Urged the passage of the Hotel Safety Act to ensure fair treatment and safety for workers
Sonia Randolph
3:37:53
Hello.
3:37:54
My name is Sonia Randolph.
3:37:57
I work in in New York City Hotel.
3:38:00
When I first came to this country and settled in New York, I was determined to build a better life and met manifest my version of American dream.
3:38:11
It it was a lifelong journey, but thanks to the support of a good job and a strong wage, I was able to earn and sent my daughter to college.
3:38:26
To me, New York is a place where I am.
3:38:29
I would work hard, be treated fairly, and not have to work in fear of my safety.
3:38:39
The time is now to protect the workers of the industry, and that include the thousands of people who, like me, immigrated here, hoping to have a better life.
3:38:54
Please please pass the Hotel Safety Act.
3:39:00
Thank you.
