Hyatt Regency

A hearing into allegations of unfair labor practices filed against the Hyatt Regency Baltimore began late Monday after hours of ultimately fruitless discussion about settling the complaint. National Labor Relations Board attorneys began their case against the hotel by describing the situation as a "predictable pattern" of "unlawful" management responses to unionizing efforts by employees working with Unite Here, a union that represents employees in fields such as hospitality. "It's a classic nip-in-the-bud case," said Sean R. Marshall, a senior trial attorney for the board.

After spending three decades at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore, Kevin Hux eagerly joined efforts this past year to unionize his workplace. "I joined this union to have some kind of voice and be protected," said Hux, 55, who started in housekeeping shortly after the Inner Harbor hotel opened and now sets up tables for conventions and receptions. Because of staffing cuts, Hux said, he now shoulders tasks that three workers would have handled several years back. Hux and other employees have been working with organizers from Unite Here, which represents hospitality workers and has embarked on a national campaign aimed at unionized and nonunionized Hyatt hotels.

Some of the most influential people in sports labor and management will be in town today as the Sports Lawyer Association opens its 30th annual conference at the Hyatt Regency. Nearly 400 are expected to attend - including high-ranking executives from the NFL, Major League Baseball, NHL and NBA - to hear speakers and panel discussions on a variety of legal issues at the three-day meetings. "With all those leagues represented, that's what make it so special," said locally-based agent Tony Agnone, who is serving as the conference's program chairman.

You can say this about Hyatt: It keeps its properties fresh. I was looking back at the different concepts that have populated the Hyatt Regency Baltimore on Light Street since 1981. Who remembers Berry & Elliott's, the upper-story predecessor to now-bygone Pisces? You'd have to be a real old-timer to remember the Trellis Garden, the original name for the third-floor dining facility that eventually became Bistro 300. The name remains the same - and, really, who could improve on Bistro 300?

One of the four young peregrine falcons hatched in May on the 33rd-floor "cliff" of the USF&G Building in downtown Baltimore was rescued yesterday from a much lower perch -- a rear, fourth-floor roof at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, where it apparently became stranded after attempting a first flight.The bird -- only 6 weeks old but already as large as an adult -- was spotted at the hotel by Karl E. Nelson, visiting Baltimore from Long Island, N.Y., with his wife, Patricia J. Brasley, who is attending an Arthritis Foundation Convention.

Baltimore lawyer and Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos has sealed an agreement with Hyatt officials that combines the ownership and management of the Hyatt Regency hotel with the proposed Grand Hyatt, creating a single large entity."

CAMBRIDGE -- On a recent weekday, innkeeper Stuart Schefers spent the morning turning away callers from his fully booked Queen Anne-style bed-and-breakfast."

For information, call the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association, (410) 659-7300.* Aug. 1-Aug. 4 National Bar Association, Hyatt Regency. Contact: John Krump. Expected attendance: 2,000* Aug. 5-12 American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Hyatt Regency. Contact: Julie Walker. Expected attendance: 500* Aug. 9-14 American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, Convention Center. Contact: Jules Schwimmer, 511 Harwood Building, Scarsdale, N.Y. 10583. Expected attendance: 1,800

Aug. 30-Sept. 2Bunker Hill Association annual meeting, Hyatt Regency. Contact: Irvin Odoff, 410-484-2926. Expected attendance: 400Sept. 5-12Intertec International, Hyatt Regency, Contact: Linda Mckay, 1-805-650-7070. Expected attendance: 1,015Sept. 9-16National Fire Sprinkler Association exhibit and meeting, Renaissance Harborplace. Contact: Harve Horowitz, 410-997-0763. Expected attendance: 700Pub Date: 8/25/97

Sept. 24-25 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners conference, Hyatt Regency. Contact: Don Kerr. Expected attendance: 300Sept. 27-30 Black Human Resources Network conference, Hyatt Regency. Expected attendance: 400Oct. 6-9 Optical Society of America annual meeting, Convention Center. Contact: Lorenda Weider, 202-223-0920. Expected attendance: 2,200Oct. 8-11 Document Management Industries Association annual meeting and trade show, Convention Center. Contact: Elaine Gilliam, 703-836-6232.

A hearing into allegations of unfair labor practices filed against the Hyatt Regency Baltimore began late Monday after hours of ultimately fruitless discussion about settling the complaint. National Labor Relations Board attorneys began their case against the hotel by describing the situation as a "predictable pattern" of "unlawful" management responses to unionizing efforts by employees working with Unite Here, a union that represents employees in fields such as hospitality. "It's a classic nip-in-the-bud case," said Sean R. Marshall, a senior trial attorney for the board.

Unite Here — a labor union trying to organize workers at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore — gathered outside the hotel Tuesday to publicize a federal agency's decision to take the company to trial over alleged unfair labor practices. The National Labor Relations Board issued its complaint this month, alleging that Hyatt Regency managers "interrogated employees about their union activities," began "invoking harsh discipline" when employees arrived late to work and fired four people this year as part of that campaign.

Providing genuine hospitality is the goal of all employees at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore on the Inner Harbor, no matter their job title. Zachery Quarles' area of expertise is banquet services, where he has worked since the hotel opened 30 years ago. "I really enjoy my customers," Quarles said. He added that he also enjoys his employer: "The Hyatt stands out. " Responding to the WorkplaceDynamics survey, employees said that they feel empowered and heard, and that the hotel's culture fosters independent decision-making.

When this event was first announced, it wasn't clear how anyone who wasn't a guest of the resort could subscribe, if at all. But now those details are in. Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort 's two-week Crab Week celebration will feature a a visit by Bryan Voltaggio, on Saturday, Aug. 27.  Up to 18 guests will join Voltaggio for a five-course crab tasting dinner at the Cambridge resort's Water's Edge Grill. In addition to hosting the crab-tasting dinner, Voltaggio will also serve as a celebrity judge of an Iron Chef-style crab competion earlier in the day.  The menu created by Chef Voltaggio includes: •    Blue crab salad with Yellow Doll watermelon, radish, ginger, Cucamelon and avocado  •    Sheep's milk cavatelli pasta with country bacon, foraged Hherbs and flowers •    Soft-shell Crab with Silver Queen corn and “Old Bay” heirloom tomato •    Pineland Farms beef strip loin with fava beans, lobster mushrooms and crab gratin •    Textures of Chocolate: Ganache, chocolate caramel, milk chocolate ice cream, and raw ocrganic cocoa The price for the five-course dinner and wine pairings is $150 per person, plus 6% sales tax and 18% gratuity.

You might expect winter on the Eastern Shore to be slow. I know I did. So even though it was Presidents Day weekend, I told my husband that the holiday wouldn't be a hindrance to a quick two-day trip to the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay, a resort I've been meaning to visit for a while. Plus, I said confidently, Bay Bridge traffic would be a breeze compared with summer. We'd get a great rate — the Hyatt was offering a promotion with rooms starting at $99 a night. It's a huge resort, so we'd likely have at least some portion of it to ourselves.

What's the deal? Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort in Cambridge has a "Spring Fever" rate starting at $129 per night for stays Sunday through Thursday. The rate is $199 for Friday and Saturday. Children under age 18 stay free. What's the savings? Hotel rates can be squishy. For example, the Hyatt Chesapeake Bay has a "Mid-Atlantic Winter" escape that's about $179 per night for a midweek stay. So this is a $50 savings off that rate. I found regular weekend rates ranging from $299-$449 per night.

Triple Crown Ball, Hyatt Regency, Inner Harbor.The social highlight of the Preakness season features the Four Tops and benefits the Ronald McDonald House.McDonald's is the host of the black-tie gala, which begins at 7 p.m.0$ Admission is by invitation only.

Mom had her day; now it's Dad's turn. During Father's Day weekend, the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa in New Mexico lets all fathers enjoy a round of golf and/or a horseback ride for free when accompanied by a paying adult. The resort also treats fathers to dinner Friday or Saturday evening, again when in the company of a paying adult. Father's Day weekend rates start at $295 per room per night. Prices are valid Friday-June 15, with tax and fees additional. Tamaya is between Albuquerque and Santa Fe on the Santa Ana Pueblo.

At the Hyatt Regency resort in Cambridge, several dozen scientists, watermen and government regulators gathered to sip martinis and mingle over hors d'oeuvres. Later, there were cheers and tributes as they dined on crab and filet mignon. The mood was celebratory at January's annual meeting of the Oyster Recovery Partnership. Yet the government-financed nonprofit has made little progress toward its stated mission of restoring oysters to the Chesapeake Bay.