Press Releases April 13, 2023
Washington, DC – Today hundreds of Compass food workers picketed their employer at the cafeteria they operate at the World Bank, calling for new union contracts for Compass workers who serve the international financial institution. Photos and video available here. UNITE HERE Local 23 recently released the results of a survey of 76% (108 out […]
Press Releases January 9, 2012
Indianapolis, IN – Hotel workers in Indianapolis filed a lawsuit in federal court today against Hospitality Staffing Solutions (HSS) and ten major hotels for alleged wage and hour violations. This landmark lawsuit is the broadest wage and hour case in the history of the Indianapolis hotel industry. If the lawsuit is certified as a collective […]
Press Releases October 10, 2022
Amid an uptick in labor actions at U.S. airports, Austin airport workers employed by Sodexo say they’re facing a cost-of-living crisis; demand Sodexo agree to a neutral and fair process so workers can decide on whether or not to join a union without facing intimidation or retaliation Austin, TX – Sodexo workers normally spend their […]
Press Releases September 13, 2022
Washington, D.C. — Sodexo workers rallied near the House of Representatives building today, educating the politicians they serve and the DC community about the financial struggles and unequal treatment they face as federal subcontracted food service workers. Workers at the nation’s largest federal food service contractor Sodexo report their wages aren’t matching the massive increase […]
Press Releases June 27, 2023
Over 1,000 Compass food service workers ratify life-changing union contracts that include more than $8 in raises, 4 weeks paid parental leave, affordable or free healthcare, an end to non-union temporary workers in their shops, and more Washington, D.C. — Nearly 1,100 food service workers at elite institutions across DC have secured new union contracts […]
Posts June 12, 2014
Against the backdrop of the U.S. Capitol building, Sodexo workers from Massachusetts, Indiana, Rhode Island, and Washington, D.C. are protesting a loophole in the Affordable Care Act.
Press Releases November 18, 2010
Indianapolis – A group of 20 community supporters, composed primarily of female religious and civic leaders looking to lend a hand and help improve the quality of Hyatt Regency housekeepers’ working conditions, rolled up their sleeves on Thursday and entered the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis with the aim to help the housekeepers clean their rooms. The […]
Press Releases December 7, 2004
Riverboat workers have set a strike date and are preparing to walk off the job during the busy Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend unless new contracts can be reached at four area casinos. “There’s no better way to honor the legacy of Dr. King than to fight for our families,” says Andre Martelly, a […]
Press Releases December 19, 2008
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2008—In the final weeks of Republican control of Washington, the Bush Administration’s OSHA has entered into a nearly toothless settlement agreement with Cintas over lethal violations in its laundries. The agreement attempts to resolve six OSHA cases relating to citations against Cintas for safety hazards at laundry facilities across the country, including […]
Press Releases June 10, 2015
Washington, D.C.–Members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee are expected to vote today on S. 248 that, if enacted, will strip thousands of American workers from rights and protections under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when working on tribal lands. S. 248 would exempt all businesses owned and operated by Indian nations of the […]