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If you, like me, have been wondering where the hotel labor unions are in all this post-Katrina chaos, this just in about Unite Here, which has thousands of hospitality industry members out of work and out of a home...

Gary at The Sabre Geek reports that Sabre not only donated $25,000 to the Red Cross National Disaster Relief Fund, it will match employee contributions during the week of Sept. 26. And that's just the start. Check out this post for more on what...

This article in today's New York Times details what's going on with chefs and restaurant workers in Katrina-affected areas. I was glad to read that all 800 staff in the Brennan's restaurant empire in New Orleans are safe and accounted for. But...

After a MIMlister asked about Karen Lodrig or Patrick Bain from Chateau Sonesta, Janet Ziegler, Director of Regional Sales, Sonesta Hotels, Resorts & Nile Cruises...

A reader writes: "I'm looking for word on Kris Kimball. She worked for Hyatt Regency in NO and is from Baton Rouge. She used to work for the Sheraton in Baton Rouge as well. If anyone has an update on her safety, that would be greatly appreciated...

I heard a rumor the other day that a major corporation is pulling its meeting out of one of the Texas cities that has stepped up to take in a huge amount of Katrina evacuees. The thinking, as I heard it, was that it would be unseemly to have...

via Joan Eisenstodt of the MIMlist, the following people are safe...

Just read this article in Forbes on the economic impact of Katrina on New Orleans. A snip...

From the Katrina Disaster Relief TSEA Web site. Check in with the site regularly for updates...

The Trade Show Exhibitors Association has set up a disaster relief fund. Go to the TSEA site to learn more or make a donation.