Press Releases September 15, 2004
(Washington, DC) – Thousands of hotel and restaurant workers in three major American cities have voted by overwhelming margins to authorize a strike. Contracts in San Francisco and Los Angeles expired in April and September, and the Washington DC contract expires today. Despite extensive negotiations, hotel industry representatives have refused to drop their demands that […]
Press Releases October 11, 2011
WHAT: Telephone Press Conference by leaders of national civil rights organizations, consumer advocates and labor unions that are calling on TransUnion to stop its sale of credit reports to employers WHERE: Conference Call: please contact Nat Lippert ([email protected] or 415-307-1231) for call-in information WHEN: Tuesday, October 11, 2011; 3:00pm EDT/ 2:00pm CT / 12:00pm PDT WHO: […]
Posts July 28, 2014
A report released today by UNITE HERE reveals racial inequality in job classification among surveyed workers in the concessions program at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, raising further questions about the true impact of the airport’s concessions program on economic progress in Baltimore and the surrounding region.
Posts September 26, 2013
Para español, vean abajo The National Day of Dignity and Respect for Immigrants is October 5. On that day, tens of thousands of people in over 80 cities in the United States will stand up and demand that Congress take action to pass immigration reform with a roadmap to citizenship. UNITE HERE is joining the […]
Press Releases August 12, 2005
Jackson, MS-On August 9th, workers from military uniform contractor American Power Source joined with state legislators, civil rights activists and union leaders to announce the filing of a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. At the AFL-CIO’s state headquarters, workers Annie Williams and Stephanie Erby were joined by State Reps. Jim Evans and Eric […]
Press Releases August 30, 2010
Chicago, IL – Today, Congressman Gutierrez (D-IL) hosted a congressional town hall meeting in Chicago with hundreds of people to demand an end to the use of credit checks in employment. The event launched a national legislative campaign to pass the Equal Employment for All Act—a federal law sponsored by Rep. Steve Cohen (D- TN) […]