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Union Attacks Proposed Baltimore Ritz Carlton Project

BALTIMORE-The Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees has launched an offensive against the developer of the proposed luxury hotel and condominium project after officials with L.I. Square Corp. refused to talk with HERE about allowing them to unionize workers on the building and operation of the project.

By Marlon Millner | Updated on September 06, 2001

BALTIMORE-The Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union has put out a report criticizing the developer of a luxury hotel and condominium project here. The union contends that L.I. Square Corp., a local developer that plans to build a 225-room Ritz Carlton and 97 condos on an Inner Harbor parcel, has not been willing to talk with HERE about a labor peace agreement, which in part would allow the union to attempt to organize workers on the project. The union also attacked the labor track record of Atlanta-based Ritz Carlton and its parent company, Marriott International of Bethesda, MD.

HERE senior research analyst Nick Weiner told GlobeSt.com, “We’ve made attempts to meet with L.I. Square Corp. They have declined to meet with us. They have indicated they do not want to have a labor peace agreement for the construction and or management of that hotel.”

Vivian Deuschl, a spokeswoman for Ritz Carlton declined to comment on labor issues, and referred those questions to Charlotte Sterling at Marriott International who was not immediately available for comment. Greg Harris, a spokesman for L.I. Square, referred questions to developer president and CEO Ed Giannasca, who was not immediately available for comment.

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