Do you prefer
your meeting venue
to employ unionized
workers?
“There are pros and cons. It’s always
nice to meet in a right-to-work state because the labor costs are
not as expensive, but when using union labor, you are guaranteed to
have the laborers show up on time and work through your general
contractor.”
Mariella Ley
Operations Manager
IDG World Expo
Fairfax, Va.
“I have worked with properties that are
unionized and had fantastic results, but...I think it is very
important that quality of service provided by the venue is not hurt
by rules and regulations set by unions. For example, if I have a
room set up a certain way but need to make a last-minute change and
cannot because it requires two union people and only one is
available, and I am not allowed to move the items myself, then
what?”
Eli Gorin, CMP
President
gMeetings Inc.
Aventura, Fla.
“I want to support the workers, but at
the same time, my responsibility is to the customer and to make
sure the program executes without a hitch. Clients are not
necessarily asking for one or the other.”
Michael A. Hudson
President
Site Search & Select
New York City