Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, the state United Teachers union, the New York State Trial Lawyers’ Association and other influential groups and elected officials are joining in a Hotel & Motel Trade Council-led boycott of the Desmond Hotel in Colonie in the midst of a contract standoff with management

HTC, a New York City-based labor group that’s part of the AFL-CIO, says the hotel has refused to sign off on contract for about 160 unionized hotel workers they say contain basic industry protections.

The Desmond, given its location right off I-87 and near Albany International Airport, is a popular site for political events and other conventions associated with government and lobbying.

In a mailer being disseminated to the hotel’s customers and powerbrokers, HTC is highlighting its coalition of lawmakers, elected officials, unions and lobbying groups that’s joining their boycott.

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