with the area ' s hotels in the midst of a sudden upturn in business , operators are seeking labor cuts and other improvements from the employees representing 27 , 500 bellhops , waitresses and diners . but the unions are drawing a line across hotel lobbies , from the south - heel tpg to the more budget - minded hyatt inn , so they have no need to bend now that operations are lowering rates in an effort to fill empty suites with tourists , executives and other travelers . it is far too now to judge the financial health of the industry , wrote michael ward , president of the new england hotel and casino trades congress , an alliance of hotel unions .
The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council is an alliance of hotel unions.