No more reservations soon at Hotel Chelsea

Hotel Chelsea is ceasing accepting reservations next month in an apparent attempt by its new owner Joseph Chetrit to end the unionization of its staff, the Hotel Chelsea blog reported. While he recently negotiated a contract with the Hotel Workers Local that was good until July 2012, staff members have now been told to stop taking reservations next month. Many of the long-term hotel staff could then be laid off, the blog said. Chetrit could then contract out any remaining jobs or keep a non-union skeleton staff. He could reopen Hotel Chelsea at 22 West 23rd Street as a non-union hotel in a year after the contract has expired. Chetrit bought the hotel in May. [Hotel Chelsea blog]

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