Hotels that fire their workers must be held to account
Don’t patronize facilities that treat employees badly
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WHEN MY FAMILY immigrated from Cabo Verde in West Africa, many of them got their first jobs in Boston’s hotels. My cousins Iva and Lucindo Brandao worked in the Colonnade Hotel in the Back Bay. She was a room attendant and he worked in the restaurant. They worked hard for many years, and shared what(...)