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Manhattan Housekeepers Get Panic Buttons

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Housekeepers at the Pierre Hotel will get panic buttons in the wake of two highly publicized attacks on Manhattan hotel cleaners. The buttons are part of a deal hashed out between the management and the union.


The Sofitel Hotel, where form IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn allegedly attacked a housekeeper, has also agreed to equip housekeeping staff with panic buttons.

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