Pages June 10, 2020
Ask for UNITE HERE’s Clean Hospitality Checklist. Download and print the flyer (English | Spanish | Chinese | Creole) Download and print the flyer (English | Spanish | Chinese | Creole) Take the survey Share Graphics Download all the checklist share graphics. Download sample checklist social posts. Twitter (English | Spanish | Chinese | Creole) […]
Pages June 15, 2017
A Visual History of Struggles & Victories of UNITE HERE Members 2017 UNITE HERE: Serving Our Country Millions of workers who serve guests in the $180 billion hospitality industry serve our country. UNITE HERE, the union of hospitality industry across the United States and Canada, is proud to serve our country by winning strong Union contracts with higher […]
Posts October 7, 2018
Read the full story by Annalise Frank in Crain’s Detroit Business Workers at the Westin Book Cadillac hotel in downtown Detroit went on strike early Sunday morning. Housekeepers, servers, door attendants and cooks represented by Detroit-based hospitality union Unite Here Local 24 walked off the job and joined a picket line, with higher wages among […]
Posts December 6, 2010
If the National Football League owners lock out the players next season, not only will millions of fans not have games to watch, but more than 115,000 jobs could be lost, according to a new study. The 32 NFL teams employ on average 3,739 people each, including players, concession workers and office staff. If the […]
Posts November 18, 2010
Women all across the US and Canada rolled up their sleeves on November 18 to go help Hyatt housekeepers clean their rooms. Delegations into Hyatt Hotels in 10 cities come just one week after housekeepers at the Hyatt Regency and several other Hyatt properties in Chicago filed complaints with OSHA about work-related injuries that can […]
Posts September 8, 2005
The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina has created immediate needs for safe drinking water, shelter and food for many UNITE HERE members living and working in Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states. Thousands of our members in the region have lost their jobs, and a majority of those have been left without homes. You can […]
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 […]
Posts January 20, 2015
To honor and celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., UNITE HERE joined community celebrations in cities across the United States on January 19, 2015. Our members, families, and supporters came out in force to represent the power of using nonviolent direct action to fight for social and economic justice. Some […]
Posts January 14, 2010
The recent earthquake in Haiti has affected thousands of Haitian and Haitian-American UNITE HERE members across the country. To supplement the crucial day-to-day assistance that UNITE HERE affiliates are providing to their members, we have established the UNITE HERE Relief Fund. We encourage UNITE HERE members and affiliates to contribute to the fund, which will […]
Posts March 5, 2010
Today, Robert Kidder, a former executive of Fall River Shirt Company, officially opened a new shirt manufacturing company, New England Shirt. The workers at New England Shirt are members of the New England Joint Board of UNITE HERE and have already negotiated a union contract with the company. At today’s opening, UNITE HERE members proudly […]
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