Echo Park Community Coalition (EPCC)

Contact; Jerry Esguerra

Phone: (818)749-0272

Los Angeles

December 14, 2009



JUSTICE FOR BEN ORENLAS, JUSTICE FOR HYATT REGENCY HOTEL WORKERS!



Long Beach--The Echo Park Community Coalition (EPCC) based in Los Angeles county called on the management of the Hyatt Regency hotel in Long Beach to be fair in evaluating Ben's Orenlas suspension. As members of the community of Long Beach ,we are asking for a fair process and that he is treated with equal respect.



Ben Orenlas, a Filipino Hotel worker at Hyatt who has worked for the Hyatt for 8 years. He was once rewarded at he Hyatt for being the best worker in the Kitchen. He was suspended by the management last Friday.



This was done at the onset of the Christmas season which very important to the Filipino American community. Ben feels he has since experienced retaliation for his leadership in trying to win dignity and respect for his co-workers and himself.



As Long Beach residents members of the EPCC, we have subsidized the Hyatt for Millions of dollars. The Hotel is on city property and millions of dollars in loans have been forgiven by the City of Long Beach. As residents we should have a say in how workers are treated at the Hyatt.



Months ago another worker experience a suspension and through calls to the Human Resource Manager, she was brought back to work. Your support makes a difference in workers lives.



Please call, leave messages on Human Resources phone. Please Call Karen on her voice mail at 562-624-6092