PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Yosairi Pereira, Housekeeper at The Freedom Hotel Town
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Yosairi Pereira, a housekeeper at The Freedom Hotel Town, testified about the challenges faced by hotel workers during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. She highlighted the issues with eliminating daily room cleaning and its impact on worker safety and job security.
- Pereira described how the elimination of daily room cleaning, initially presented as a safety measure, actually created more difficulties for workers and resulted in job losses.
- She emphasized the importance of having basic standards for room cleaning to maintain cleanliness and preserve jobs.
- Pereira noted that while her union was able to resolve the issue at her workplace, many hotel workers in New York City are not as fortunate.
Yosairi Pereira
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Hi.
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Hello.
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Hi.
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My name is Josaiti Pereda.
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I work in housekeeping department at the free handhold town.
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I came back to work just after the highlight of COVID.
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At the time, our manager told Gus that we were only cleaning rooms under the guidance of Gus safety.
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But eliminating daily room cleaning, it's a safety problem.
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Imagine cleaning less during a public health crisis.
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Really eliminating daily cleaning is an excuse to eliminate jobs.
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For those who use who came who called who came back to work, Our job was much difficult.
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It was much harder to clean a room when it was, when it had been occupancy for many, many days.
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Without regular cleaning.
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And for many of us, coworker, it's also meant that there was no work for them at all.
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Luckily for our union, was able to resolve this.
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And today, we are back at work and providing daily cleaning, but many hotel workers in New York City are not so lucky.
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We should have basic standards to keep rooms clean and keep people working.
