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Strikes Begin at Several Meeting Hotels in SoCal

MeetingsNet

Other hotels might soon have to do the same. On Sunday, July 1, thousands of Unite Here Local 11 hotel workers refused to report to work at more than a dozen hotels in Southern California cities including Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Universal City, and even as far south as Dana Point. dollars per hour spread across four years.

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A Look at Planners’ Powerful Partners: CSMs

MeetingsNet

It’s tough to imagine a meeting that might run more smoothly than the Event Services Professionals Association’s annual conference, the most recent edition of which took place in late January in Indianapolis. A lot of planners don’t know these experiences can happen in their meeting.”

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Will New Labor Deals Bring Budget Blues to Meetings?

MeetingsNet

As with recent hotel-labor agreements around the country plus a new contract for UPS workers, fresh contracts for more than 45,000 airline pilots may well affect costs around business events. Then there’s the new contract agreement for workers at delivery company UPS , which handles a huge amount of meetings-related goods.

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sustainable london venues

SevenEvents

they also commit to reducing carbon emissions from their own operations to net zero by 2027, and by 2040, this will also include their supply chain. a perfect venue for conferences , photoshoots, product launches, meetings and receptions, the spaces are suitable for 20 – 2000 guests. royal lancaster hotel. t he barbican.

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IMEX America 2021: Day 2 Highlights

Smart Meetings

As MPI celebrates its 50th anniversary, it is looking forward to 2027 with a new contract for CEO and president Paul Van Deventer with a focus on advocacy, innovation and education to expand and engage a diverse community. As of Friday, there are 109 signatories across venues, destinations, suppliers and hotels. View them all here !

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Bathroom Ban to Cost North Carolina $3.76 in Lost Business

SmartMeetings

– Duetsche Bank dropped plans to introduce 250 jobs in and around Raleigh, which would have made a $543 million economic impact by the end of 2027. Such cancellations negatively impact hotel and restaurant spending, as well as facility employees’ wages. in Lost Business appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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