Press Releases September 29, 2023
Detroit—This evening at 09:40pm, the Detroit Casino Council announced that members from MGM Grand Detroit, Hollywood at Greektown and MotorCity casinos — voted 99% “yes” to authorize a strike, if deemed necessary by the worker negotiating committee. Workers flooded the Teamsters Hall today between 7:00am-9:00pm to cast their ballots with the results revealed shortly after the polls closed […]
Press Releases September 28, 2007
Philadelphia – UNITE HERE, the union representing cafeteria workers in the Philadelphia School District, and SEIU, the union representing janitorial workers in the Philadelphia School District, released an analysis today illustrating Aramark’s mismanagement of the Philadelphia Schools’ full-service school cafeterias and called for an independent audit of the circumstances surrounding the monitoring of the contract. […]
Posts May 2, 2013
Our union sister Patty and union brother Billy lost their beloved family member Krystle Campbell at the Boston Marathon. Patty has been with UNITE HERE Local 26 since 1983, and Billy has been with UNITE HERE since 2000. In the aftermath of this unimaginable loss, donations from our union family are appreciated. Personal gifts to […]
Press Releases October 16, 2023
DETROIT—Unionized casino workers in Detroit are seeking contract improvements after years of pandemic hardship. However, just hours before contracts are set to expire casino management is unwilling to deliver a fair contract for workers. In a report released today, the Detroit Casino Council (DCC) estimates that, if workers are forced to strike at MGM Grand […]
Press Releases August 31, 2009
HONOLULU – A week after more than 1,000 Local 5 health care workers and their supporters rallied in front of Kaiser’s Honolulu and Wailuku Clinics, the hotel and healthcare workers’ union UNITE HERE Local 5 has launched a website, www.Local5Deliver.org, as part of their 2009 statewide contract campaign. Local 5’s new website features an online […]
Press Releases May 6, 2011
Seaside, CA. Union workers at Cal State University Monterey Bay Food Services, members of UNITE HERE Local 483, approved a 5-year labor contract, which calls for $2.05 per hour in additional wages over the life of the agreement. The union members voted May 5 at CSUMB with 96% approval. The contract covers 60 Sodexo employees, […]
Press Releases March 31, 2023
Union members voted by 97% to ratify the contract. Under this agreement, every current theme park worker in the union will receive a raise between $5.50 and $8.60 by the end of the contract, with the first $3 in raises arriving this year.
Press Releases February 26, 2015
Today, hundreds of under- and uninsured airline catering workers from across the U.S., demonstrated with their allies near the headquarters of Airlines for America (A4A), the largest airline trade association.
Press Releases October 31, 2016
Hospitality Union Seeks to Elect First Latina Senator, Stop Healthcare Taxes Las Vegas, NV –The largest political operation in the battleground state of Nevada will double in size today as over 150 UNITE HERE members from across the country join canvassing teams from the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 in Clark and Washoe counties. The […]