Press Releases March 11, 2005
Press Conference at Madison Square Garden, Friday, March 11, 12 noon WHAT: Madison Square Garden workers speak out about Cablevision’s cutoff of their health insurance and other problems at MSG. Launch website www.FightattheGarden.info to publicize their fight vs. Cablevision. WHEN: Friday March 11, 12 noon WHERE: 7th Ave. and 31st St. in front of Madison […]
Press Releases October 4, 2012
Ahead of lawsuit, FOX 11 exposes hotel’s lack of soap, detergent to wash sheets – Watch Wednesday 10 PM video: http://www.myfoxla.com/video?clipId=7800266&autostart=true Los Angeles Local News, Weather, and Traffic What: Press Conference When: Thursday, Oct. 4 at 11 AM Who: Holiday Inn hotel workers in uniform (English and Spanish speakers), Randy Renick attorney for plaintiffs Where: […]
Posts September 26, 2011
Workers at the East Bay’s only Indian casino have asked the San Pablo council to help them in their quest for better wages, benefits and working conditions. Casino San Pablo Workers, Contra Costa Labor Council, UNITE HERE Local 2850, SEIU-USWW, Oakland Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE), San Pablo Residents, and many others stood […]
Press Releases May 15, 2005
Workers from the U.S., Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Guatemala are on a new tour of America to say “CAFTA – We Don’t Hafta.” On Sunday, May 15, at 1:00 PM the tour visits New York for a press conference and workers’ forum at UNITE HERE at 275 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor. The […]
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 August 29, 2018
Phoenix, AZ – Tonight the hospitality worker union UNITE HERE celebrates electoral victory in the gubernatorial primary of Arizona, where the union’s endorsed pro-worker candidate with a commitment to immigrant families achieved victory in a competitive field. UNITE HERE union workers have spent weeks campaigning on the ground in Arizona and other states for their […]
Press Releases September 14, 2020
In a virtual town hall with union leadership, members, and Candidate for Vice President Kamala Harris, UNITE HERE International Union announced its endorsement of Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris for President and Vice President of the United States.
Press Releases July 8, 2005
Toronto – UNITE HERE Canada filed a petition today with the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) requesting that they enact available mechanisms to limit a huge deluge of imports from China, which threatens Canada’s sixth largest manufacturing sector. This unprecedented action follows the release earlier this week of a report detailing the surge of imports […]
Press Releases July 25, 2005
On Sunday, July 24th, UNITE HERE’s delegates to the AFL-CIO voted unanimously to boycott the AFL-CIO convention in Chicago. Following nine months of negotiations, it became clear to our delegates and leaders that our proposals for reform are not leading to a real commitment from the AFL-CIO to organize new members. Given our differences, the […]