"The Hotel and Motel Trades Council, AFL-CIO, (Hotel Trades Council for short), is the union for hotel and gaming workers in New York and Northern New Jersey. Our union represents approximately 35,000 non-managerial employees working in all hotel departments, including: housekeeping, public space, dining room, banquet, room service, kitchen, stewarding, bar, mini-bar, audio-visual, front desk, reservations, PBX, bell and door services, concierge, night auditing, laundry, valet, engineering, maintenance, electrical, carpentry, painting, upholstery, business centers, night cleaning, health spas, security, garage, purchasing and receiving, and storeroom."