News for the Hospitality Executive |
January
7, 2011 - The
following statement is issued in response to inaccurate reports in the
media
regarding an investor in HEI Hotels & Resorts: Late
last week, there was an inaccurate report in the media stating that an
investor
in HEI Hotels & Resorts would cease investing in HEI due to an
alleged
issue with our employment procedures. In
actuality, and contrary to the report, none of our investors have
approached us
seeking to change the status of their investments or to inform us they
will no
longer invest in our funds. With
respect to employment practices, HEI recognizes that our employees are
our
greatest attribute. As measured by
independent third party surveys, HEI has an employee satisfaction
rating of 90
percent, one of the highest in the industry. Protecting
the rights of our employees is central to our values.
We will continue to do everything within our
power to ensure that the rights and choices of our employees are fully
respected. We emphasize that HEI has
never been found in violation of the National Labor Relations Act. What
we typically have found, however, is that multiple false accusations
are being
made by certain union organizers as part of a larger publicity campaign
to
unionize our employees. These organizers
seek to have our employees unionize by methods which run counter to
election
procedures legislated by the United States Congress--procedures which
would
take away the fundamental democratic right of our employees to vote on
union
representation within the context of a secret ballot, confidential
election. Consistent
with the National Labor Relations Board processes and the law, we
support
confidential and independent election procedures to determine union
representation. We are not at all
anti-union. However, we believe that no
owner, investor, manager or union may take away the right of all
employees to
participate in a confidential and independent election. |
Media Contact: Chris Daly Senior Vice President Daly Gray Public Relations ph: 703-435-6293 |