Pages July 2, 2020
After several months with this pandemic, we are learning the practices that help to keep us safe, and help us to keep others safe. This overview and scenarios are a guide for you to enforce your rights and follow those safety practices in the workplace. Safety Practices Your union supports government and public health recommendations […]
Press Releases July 22, 2020
NEW YORK—UNITE HERE, the U.S. and Canada hotel workers’ union, today announced that it strongly agrees with the hotel industry’s recommendation that guests be required to wear face masks in public areas, but warned that the industry must go further by ending its attempt to reduce room cleaning and staffing in hotels. The American Hotel […]
Posts July 13, 2010
Hospitality workers marched through Anaheim’s central tourist district on Monday evening with one message for area tourism employers: “Don’t follow Disney.” Donning “Black-Eye Mickey” masks, protesters said Disney’s greedy insistence on slashing its workers healthcare has put a black eye on the whole city of Anaheim. Since Disney’s attack on hotel workers began two years […]
Pages September 18, 2020
Here are some examples of the protections and protocols from the HMSHost health and safety literature in their manual Is HMSHost doing all of these things in your airport? If you have concerns, be in touch with your union representative to make a plan to be safe at work. You can insist that Is HMSHost […]
Press Releases September 22, 2004
Rochester, NY -Despite earlier citations for serious safety problems in Connecticut and Illinois, Cintas has committed some of the same violations at its plant on West Main St., prompting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to fine the company more than $44,000. OSHA cited Cintas for 29 violations, including: failure to offer hepatitis vaccinations […]
Press Releases April 7, 2020
As coronavirus cases erupt in Central Florida, 35 current and recently laid off workers who serve food to Orlando airport travelers filed an imminent hazard complaint today with the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration, alleging that their employer, HMSHost, has violated OSHA safety standards and has failed to mitigate a known hazard in COVID-19 […]
Press Releases May 28, 2020
This is not normal. Except it is. On Monday, George Floyd was murdered by an officer of the Minneapolis Police Department, while three additional officers stood by and watched. Yet again, a Black man was targeted and suffocated to death by the people who should, ostensibly, “protect and serve.” UNITE HERE condemns this action and demands […]
Press Releases December 7, 2020
WHO: 500 UNITE HERE laid-off hospitality workers, Atlanta City Council Members Michael Julian Bond, Matt Westmoreland, Andre Dickens, Amir Farokhi, Cleta Winslow, and Natalyn Archibong, CEO of the New Georgia Project Nsé Ufot, and other allies with special performance by Taylor Alexndr from house of ALXNDR. WHAT: Rally followed by a “walk with us” opportunity […]
Press Releases November 5, 2021
“Ever since COVID-19 hit, our Union has fought hard to create safer working conditions because hospitality workers interact with travelers from around the globe, work in close kitchen quarters with others, and face other risks for exposure at work. UNITE HERE has lost hundreds to this deadly virus this year—some due to direct exposure on […]
Press Releases September 14, 2022
With stakes higher than ever for the 2022 midterms, the hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE is bringing “Workers to the Front,” running the largest door-to-door canvassing efforts in three high-profile battleground states. Watch the full press conference (YouTube) | Photo highlights from the field (NV, AZ, PA) | Press release online | Press release on […]