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 […]
Pages June 3, 2014
UNITE HERE members stay healthy with comprehensive, affordable health care. With UNITE HERE, tens of thousands of families have access to high quality care that our members—cooks, room cleaners, and busboys—can actually afford. In cities like Chicago and Los Angeles, members pay $50 or less in monthly premiums to cover their entire families. In Atlantic […]
Press Releases June 15, 2017
Thursday, June 15, 2017, Las Vegas: On Thursday, June 15 2017, Culinary Health Fund unveiled an innovative, high-quality health care center designed to provide increased access to primary and preventative care to tens of thousands of eligible Las Vegas Culinary Health Fund members. The multi-service Culinary Health Center will provide eligible members with access to […]
Press Releases November 30, 2006
SAN JOSE-The High Tech-Biotech Corridor runs from San Jose up the Peninsula to South San Francisco. These industries act as the economic engine of the Bay Area, providing jobs and technological innovation for the region. Santa Clara County has more than 110 big businesses, more than San Francisco and Alameda counties combined. While companies in […]
Press Releases November 15, 2021
(Honolulu) – On Saturday, November 13, 2021, Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Health Care Unions reached tentative agreement on a four-year contract, covering nearly 50,000 Kaiser Permanente health care employees in 22 local unions—including UNITE HERE Local 5—and strengthening the Labor Management Partnership. The agreement includes new staffing language to continue to protect employees […]
Pages December 2, 2019
Access to high quality healthcare should be a right not a privilege. That’s why our Union has fought for decades to create ways for housekeepers, kitchen workers and their families to have access to care at little or no cost. In places like Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Chicago, and New York, we’ve even built our […]
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 March 8, 2005
The six Unions that make up the Service Trades Council Union (STCU) at Walt Disney World today called on Disney to implement a Free Generic Pharmacy and take other steps to guarantee affordable healthcare for all STCU-represented Disney workers. “We proposed during the 2004 contract negotiations that Disney implement a Free Generic Pharmacy, which would […]
Press Releases July 21, 2021
Las Vegas, NV – On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, the United States District Court in Nevada ordered a rare and extraordinary injunction against Station Casinos’ Red Rock Casino for their outrageous conduct during the December 2019 National Labor Board Relations (NLRB) union election at the property. In its thorough 34-page decision, the federal court found […]
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 […]
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