By Forum Staff
The American Hotel & Lodging Association and UNITE HERE, the largest hospitality workers union in North America, recently joined forces to call on Congress to pass the Save Hotel Jobs Act.
The bill, according to AHLA, provides the assistance hotel workers need to survive until travel returns to pre-pandemic levels.
Key provisions of the Save Hotel Jobs Act include:
Supporting Hotel Workers: Direct payroll grants will be utilized for payroll and benefits expenses for workers. The legislation would also require grantees to give laid-off workers recall rights to ensure those who lost their hotel jobs due to the pandemic are able to get back to work.
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Nevada hotel industry job losses projected to remain among worst in the country
May 6, 2021
In this April 22, 2021, file photo, people wait in line to apply for seasonal jobs at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas in Las Vegas.
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Brianna Kraemer) Nevada’s hospitality industry is projected to end 2021 with some of the worse job losses in the country.
New
data from the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) projects Nevada will end 2021 down 22,282 jobs in the industry compared to 2019, the fourth highest job loss in the country. The data represents just jobs directly on hotel property, not other industries supported by hotel business like restaurants and attractions.