Pages June 15, 2017
A Visual History of Struggles & Victories of UNITE HERE Members 2022 Remembering Resilience Celebrate the legacy of John Wilhelm and the spirit of the UNITE HERE frontier strike of 1991-1998 in Las Vegas. We honor Wilhelm’s remarkable leadership and organizing skill, which were instrumental in securing victory for the striking workers. This video serves […]
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 […]
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 […]
Posts March 10, 2009
Earlier today, the Employee Free Choice Act was introduced in the House and Senate. It’s being supported by, among others, millions of American workers who would like a union – and with it a union contract. It’s being opposed by CEOs who you can be sure all bargained for a contract before they ever set […]
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 […]
Pages November 2, 2016
UNITE HERE’s national political program is built on the tenacity and grit of members just like you who take a leave of absence from their regular jobs to talk to voters throughout the country. As we get closer to the November 8 election day, members from across the country are leading a massive get-out-the-vote effort […]
Press Releases May 14, 2010
San Francisco, CA– California’s largest hospitality union, UNITEHERE, has launched a new campaign designed to draw attention to the safety and ethics records of the popular tour operator, Tauck Tours. This campaign is part of UNITE HERE International’s ongoing efforts to raise awareness about consumer safety in the hospitality and tourism sectors. The tour operator, […]
Press Releases June 18, 2009
1,000 tourism workers took to the streets today near LAX in a protest marking the beginning of a citywide contract campaign. As Los Angeles enters the height of the tourism season, union contracts that mandate good wages, guaranteed wage increases, free family health insurance and job security are set to expire for 10,000 Los Angeles […]
Press Releases March 20, 2017
WASHINGTON—The members of UNITE HERE are reigniting their campaign to demand Congress protect the health care of millions of hardworking Americans. As the GOP Trumpcare plan speeds toward a vote of the full House, UNITE HERE is escalating efforts to educate voters about the disastrous effects of Trumpcare on costs, coverage, and care for millions […]
Posts June 19, 2018
Inspired by the 1968 Memphis movement and the Poor People’s campaign, a broad coalition of labor, civil rights, immigrant rights, and faith-based organizations has organized a new Poor People’s campaign and issued “A Call for Moral Revival.” Read more from BeyondChron.org on the role of union workers in the original Poor People’s Campaign and its […]