Controversy
On October 14, 2011 the Reyes sisters, Martha and Lorena, with a combined 30 years of experience at Hyatt, were dismissed from their jobs at a Santa Clara, California Hyatt after Martha Reyes removed altered photographs of herself and her sister from an “employee appreciation” bulletin board. Their faces had been superimposed onto the much slimmer and younger bodies of white women at the beach, complete with surfboards, as the display was evidently beach-themed.
On July 23, 2012, Unite Here, a multi-industry union, called for a global boycott of Hyatt. The union, in combination with groups such as the National Football League Players Association, the National Organization of Women, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, among others, cited widespread labor abuses, calling Hyatt "the worst hotel employer in America". The company responded with a full page Washington Post ad, defending itself and accusing the union of "publicity stunts".
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