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Hyatt Accused Of Lying To Laid Off Housekeepers

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Play from 0:03[0:03] ..." what it is accused of doing to dozens and dozens of local housekeepers to story that will be talking about today conversation nation. If you've lost -- to train someone else to do your job. Then he turned around and fired you and replaced you. With that other worker well run a hundred long time how skewed vision at some Hyatt hotels say that's exactly what happened to them. -- officials say the bad economy forced them to downsize but those housekeepers -- they just feel betrayed. Some of the nonunion housekeepers had been working with a high for 25 years you'll make it would just fifteen bucks an hour with full benefits. They told the globe shortly after the train to new workers they were all fired and replaced by housekeepers from a Georgia company making eight bucks no banning its. Now there -- unemployed they're furious at the former bosses hide officials told the globe. Business is way down and this is part of a plan to address challenging economic conditions. That may be true Paula but these people are ticked off and -- a lot of viewers on conversation nation."...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" Help change it's right here in Boston under fire today from what it is accused of doing to dozens and dozens of local housekeepers to story that will be talking about today conversation nation. If you've lost -- to train someone else to do your job. Then he turned around and fired you and replaced you. With that other worker well run a hundred long time how skewed vision at some Hyatt hotels say that's exactly what happened to them. -- officials say the bad economy forced them to downsize but those housekeepers -- they just feel betrayed. Some of the nonunion housekeepers had been working with a high for 25 years you'll make it would just fifteen bucks an hour with full benefits. They told the globe shortly after the train to new workers they were all fired and replaced by housekeepers from a Georgia company making eight bucks no banning its. Now there -- unemployed they're furious at the former bosses hide officials told the globe. Business is way down and this is part of a plan to address challenging economic conditions. That may be true Paula but these people are ticked off and -- a lot of viewers on conversation nation."

Play from 1:02[1:02]" Well how would you like to train your replacement is the way most people look at it and this is from Leo at bell who says travelling on business I enjoyed staying at the Hyatt who no longer thank you. Such action on their part has -- that might total disrespect. And cost them."

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[1:29]..." affiliate in New York City it'll be snowing very hard during the morning commute. For our morning -- no issues and all the snow comes in tomorrow afternoon and there is some question as to how far north the heavy snow band gets. I do see it getting in here unfortunately for our evening commute tomorrow. And then backing out pretty quickly in the open water we'll have much improved conditions by Thursday morning. As far as amounts go south and east of Boston that's for the jackpots are gonna be we're talking six to twelve inches in the may be a little. Isolated area and southern -- Bristol Plymouth County that it's a foot of war. Boston area right on the verge of some very heavy snow. Last night the computers kind of shifted things a little farther south so we'll see if that's the trend. Right now we're "...

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If you saw a fire truck parked in the fire lane of a grocery store, chances are you would assume there was some kind of emergency inside. But as Joe Shortsleeve reports, there was not.

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[1:02]..." So that means the also the fire department has no record of any official reason that engine 32 left the trial found station here on main street. So here's the question we had four Boston's fire commissioner is it okay for a city fire truck to be used exclusively for a -- from. I think to practices fine in fact the commissioner told the I team it better serves public safety of the men stayed together. So they're always available to take -- I don't want people leaving the fire house in a personal vehicle. To go get lunch that leaves a fire company and demand nobody else can do Connolly recently retired from the Boston finance commission. The agency that watches over every penny in the city of Boston budget including the fire department they think they're entitled to do whatever we want. The content of city trucked in to their own personal business that the commissioner Robert Frazier told EI team that taking ladder trucks out. Gives firefighters an opportunity to meet their residence I don't have a problem with. My guys signify truck thing going getting -- going to coffee want to stay within the district itself here we are back the station in Charlestown. But here's the store where we saw them shopping. Not only is it outside engine 32 is district it's outside the city of Boston this grocery store is in Somerville. It's no reason for Boston fire truck we drug the -- of also leads us to launch this time the commissioner grieves me so -- started to truck shouldn't be having lunch exclusively in -- that's correct okay. So it's a violation of of your policy department policy yes a recent report ranked Boston at seven the second most expensive fire department in the country. Would it would it be a better use of taxpayer dollars. For someone to pick up watch as opposed to taking the truck on fire house. Personalities is an issue in my view we had a lot larger issues to deal with in Boston fire department and -- who who picks up launch. But Connolly insists it sends the wrong message doesn't look good for the taxpayers. In a particularly in this economy. "...

[0:18]..." A fire truck market a fire lane at a grocery store now most would assume there's an emergency but inside I team hidden cameras found on duty Boston firefighters -- leisurely wandering the aisles. Checking out sushi buying frozen cookie dough and even shopping for toothbrush. That doesn't sit well with the former city watchdog Jeffrey Connolly and it's just not right -- the nineteen found the same truck engine 32 shopping for lunch at the same grocery store "...

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[0:42]..." her work waiting outside he was and is always in the order. Bert Fields could never get a restraining order against the man Steven Caruso because he wasn't a family member's spouse or boyfriend. The new loss in deeper field didn't have that night allows restraining orders against unknown stalkers with all the criminal consequence. "...

[0:00]..." years a local family Israel on a crusade their loved ones sandy Bert -- was stalked and murdered by a stranger. Says they've been fighting to help protect all women. Finally a new state law "...

[1:44]..." ten years to win over defense attorneys concern the law would allow restraining order to be taken out against anyone for harassment. Now sandy Bert Fields family believed she paid the ultimate price to -- gaping hole in a law that will protect more people Jack. "...

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