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Hyatt apologizes for heat lamps being turned on strikers
Chicago Tribune ^
| July 22, 2011
| Julie Wernau
Posted on 07/22/2011 6:56:03 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
Hyatt apologized Friday morning for an incident in which heat lamps were turned on above workers on strike at the Park Hyatt Chicago hotel Thursday, saying a manager is responsible for the controversial move.
Hotel workers on strike were taken by surprise Thursday morning when 10 heat lamps hanging above their picket line flipped on and stayed on for what they claim was nearly an hour.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: chicago; chicagoland; chicagoway; hyatt; strikers; unions
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Heat lamps? Must be fans of Burger King.
To: ConservativeStatement
Too stupid to move away from the heat lights?
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posted on
07/22/2011 6:58:17 AM PDT
by
listenhillary
(We know where you are. We know where you've been.We can guess what you're thinking about-GoogleCEO)
To: ConservativeStatement
It's assault and battery. I'm no lover of unionism, but this calls for more than an apology.
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posted on
07/22/2011 6:58:45 AM PDT
by
Genoa
(Starve the beast.)
To: Genoa
It's assault and battery.A little over the top don't you think?
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posted on
07/22/2011 7:00:40 AM PDT
by
frogjerk
(Greedo did not shoot first.)
To: ConservativeStatement
With the heat lamps on,should have given them a nice shower,with a fire hose to cool them off.
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posted on
07/22/2011 7:01:07 AM PDT
by
Cheetahcat
( November 4 2008 ,A date that will live in Infamy.)
To: Genoa
Agreed.
Man, we disagree over this kind of thing, and suddenly some people think it’s ok to behave like animals.
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posted on
07/22/2011 7:01:18 AM PDT
by
Darkwolf377
(``Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it``-Pope John Paul II)
To: frogjerk
Not over the top. Where do you draw the line between a heat lamp and a fire hose?
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posted on
07/22/2011 7:03:23 AM PDT
by
Genoa
(Starve the beast.)
To: Darkwolf377
If this was done to a prayer group of pro-lifers outside a ‘killing clinic’ it would be proclaimed as a ‘great move’.
But since the tables are turned there will be charges filed and management fired.
To: frogjerk
Really lowering the bar on assault isn’t it.
If it had been winter they would have cried about them not being turned on.
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posted on
07/22/2011 7:06:14 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: Darkwolf377
It's been worse, the history of labor disputes is largely suppressed from history books, don't want the slaves to get restless agin’.
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posted on
07/22/2011 7:06:14 AM PDT
by
de.rm
('Most people never believe anything you tell them unless it isn't true."-Groucho Marx)
To: George from New England
I don’t think anyone here would be calling it a great move if it were done to pro-lifers. I agree, the libs would say it was cool, but not many of them, and not out loud.
Someone should get fired over it. I wouldn’t care if these lamps were turned on pro-aborts. You don’t treat people this way. We’re better than that.
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posted on
07/22/2011 7:06:28 AM PDT
by
Darkwolf377
(``Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it``-Pope John Paul II)
To: listenhillary
Too stupid to move away from the heat lights? Perhaps, but more likely the SEIU rep figured it would gain nationwide notoriety.
To: de.rm
I’ve read about the issue and you are indeed correct. The killing and brutal behavior is available, though, I don’t see it being suppressed—just ignored.
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posted on
07/22/2011 7:07:55 AM PDT
by
Darkwolf377
(``Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it``-Pope John Paul II)
To: cripplecreek; frogjerk
The question is, did the picketers have a right legally to be there or not? If they didn’t have a right to be there, then they should have been evicted by the police. If they did have a right to be there, then they had a right to be free from being roasted by heat lamps.
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posted on
07/22/2011 7:08:57 AM PDT
by
Genoa
(Starve the beast.)
To: Genoa
Actually, I think they were plugged in to AC outlets. They would not need batteries...
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posted on
07/22/2011 7:09:05 AM PDT
by
WayneS
(Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm. -- James Madison)
To: Genoa
Not over the top. Where do you draw the line between a heat lamp and a fire hose? You are kidding, right? Please tell me you are joking with that ridiculous comment.
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posted on
07/22/2011 7:10:19 AM PDT
by
frogjerk
(Greedo did not shoot first.)
To: Darkwolf377
You don’t treat people this way.
I used to work in a job that required me to enter IR ovens as part of the job. I guarantee they were a whole hell of a lot hotter than what these clowns felt.
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posted on
07/22/2011 7:10:58 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: frogjerk
No joke. Assault is assault.
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posted on
07/22/2011 7:11:02 AM PDT
by
Genoa
(Starve the beast.)
To: ConservativeStatement
They simply could’ve moved. Hyatt is probably so sick and tired of these unions and their idiotic demands they couldn’t help themselves.
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posted on
07/22/2011 7:12:03 AM PDT
by
albie
To: Genoa; cripplecreek
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posted on
07/22/2011 7:12:03 AM PDT
by
frogjerk
(Greedo did not shoot first.)
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