February 26, 2015
An Eastern District of New York judge transferred a suit filed by a collective of 12 New York City hotels alleging an AFL-CIO division is illegally attempting to unionize its employees to the Southern District, where similar suits are being adjudicated, saying Wednesday that the plaintiffs' decision to file the case in the Eastern District "reeks of forum shopping." Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the parties seeking a change of venue. The matter has been corrected.
October 17, 2014
The owners of 12 nonunionized New York City hotels, including two Alofts and two Fairfield Inns, have sued an AFL-CIO subsidiary, saying that it's trying to capitalize on an unrelated court victory to get damaging pro-union policies into their hotels.