The fake Unite the Union/ Los falsos de Unite the Union

If you happen to read the English press, you might have heard about Unite the Union. Does it ring a bell? They come up in the news more often than not. But what surprises me the most is the fact that it seems as if they were constantly caring about employees' rights when, as a matter of fact, the only thing that interests them is politics. How do I know this? Because they used to be my clients... and what a nightmare they were.

The head office of this union is right next to DoubleTree by Hilton London West End, where I used to work, and its leader, Graham, would organize loads of conferences there. Hence, huge groups of Unite Union used to stay for several days in our hotel. Having said that, I must confess that they are a huge pain in the ass. Indeed, these defenders of human rights are simply fake, since their every move is just out of interest.

To be more specific, they would always block 60 bedrooms in the hotel, and they didn't even sign the contract that we used to prepare for them. In fact, it was quite frequent for us to be constantly asking them to return the contract signed, and not only did they wait until the last minute to do it, but they also amended it at their mercy and then signed it, as if that was legal.

To make things worse, few days prior arrival, they used to cancel half of the bedrooms, and none of the members paid their bills. To cap it all, if they contracted with us for a minimum of, let's say, three nights, each member would check out when they pleased. So, basically, whenever they stayed with us, it was a real nightmare for everyone: Revenue, Accounts, and, of course, Front Desk. That is why every time I read in the newspaper something related to Unite Union, I get pretty, pretty mad, above all when I remember that their only excuse for everything was, "I do not care; we are just here for politics." Incredible.

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Si has tenido la oportunidad de leer la prensa inglesa, es posible que hayas oído hablar de Unite the Union. ¿Te suena? Aparecen en las noticias con bastante frecuencia. Pero lo que más me sorprende es que parece como si estuvieran constantemente preocupados por los derechos de los empleados, cuando, de hecho, lo único que les interesa es la política. ¿Cómo lo sé? Porque solían ser mis clientes... y vaya pesadilla que eran.

La sede de este sindicato está justo al lado del DoubleTree by Hilton London West End, donde solía trabajar, y su líder, Graham, organizaba un montón de conferencias allí. Por lo tanto, grandes grupos de Unite Union solían hospedarse durante varios días en nuestro hotel. Dicho esto, debo confesar que son un gran dolor de cabeza. De hecho, estos defensores de los derechos humanos son unos falsos, ya que solo se mueven por interés.

Y es que siempre bloqueaban 60 habitaciones en el hotel, e ni siquiera firmaban el contrato que solíamos prepararles. De hecho, era bastante frecuente que les pidiéramos constantemente que devolvieran el contrato firmado, y no solo esperaban hasta el último minuto para hacerlo, sino que también lo modificaban a su antojo y luego lo firmaban, como si eso fuera legal.

Para empeorar las cosas, días previos a la llegada, solían cancelar la mitad de las habitaciones, y ninguno de los miembros pagaba sus facturas. Para colmo, si contrataban con nosotros un mínimo de, digamos, tres noches, cada miembro hacía el check-out cuando le daba la gana. Así que, básicamente, cada vez que se quedaban con nosotros, era una auténtica pesadilla para todos: Revenue, Contabilidad y, por supuesto, Recepción. Es por eso que cada vez que leo en el periódico algo relacionado con Unite the Union, me cabreo bastante, sobre todo cuando recuerdo que su única excusa para todo era: "No me importa, solo estamos aquí por política". Increíble.