On the anniversary of September 11, 2001, UNITE HERE remembers all those who lost their lives on that tragic day. We hold especially close the memory of our 43 sisters and brothers from UNITE HERE Local 100 who died while working at Windows on the World, a restaurant located at the top of the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
In memory of our fallen brothers and sisters at Windows on the World:
- Sophia Buruwa Addo
- Shabbir Ahmed
- Antonio J. Alvarez
- Telmo Alvear
- Manuel O. Asitimbay
- Samuel Ayala
- Ivhan Luis Carpio Bautista
- Jesus Cabezas
- Manuel Gregorio Chavez
- Mohammed S. Chowdhury
- Jose De Pena
- Nancy Diaz
- Henry Fernandez
- Lucille Virgen Francis
- Enrique A. Gomez
- Jose B. Gomez
- Wilder Gomez
- Ysidro Hidalgo Tejada
- John Holland
- Francois Jean-Pierre
- Eliezer Jimenez Jr.
- Abdoulaye Kone
- Victor Kwarkye
- Jeffrey Latouche
- Lebardo Lopez
- Jan Maciejewski
- Manuel Mejia
- Antonio Melendez
- Nana Akwasi Minkah
- Martin Morales
- Blanca Morocho
- Jerome Nedd
- Juan Nieves Jr.
- Jose R. Nunez
- Isidro Ottenwalder
- Jesus Ovalles
- Victor Paz Gutierrez
- Alejo Perez
- Moises Rivas
- David B. Rodriguez Vargas
- Gilbert Ruiz
- Juan Salas
- Abdoul Karim Traore
The families and coworkers of those mostly immigrant workers talk about their loss, their dreams, and their challenges in the movie “Windows.”
Union Hall Arts, a new initiative of the UNITE HERE Education and Support Fund, launched its first class of seven Fellows from across our movement (including UNITE HERE!) in August, concluding on Labor Day with a mobile gallery in Detroit’s historic march and a celebratory exhibition. Follow @unionhall.art on Instagram for more stories, photos and art, and check out the coverage in THE DETROIT NEWS: “Artist residency in Detroit for union workers gives rare gift of time to create.”
Roughly 1,350 workers walked off the job at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, September 4, after Wynn Resorts answered a modest and reasonable proposal with disrespect as the deadline passed. Workers employed at Massachusetts’ most profitable casino are striking for job security, union-standard wages, and funding to guarantee their benefits.
In September, the Supreme Court denied Red Rock’s request for an emergency stay of a lower court order requiring Red Rock to bargain with the union. Over 5,300 workers unionized at Station Casinos over a three-year period, but their anti-union employer has refused to settle a contract with cooks, bartenders, housekeepers, and cocktail servers that power their company.
Thousands of Local 1 hotel workers marched through downtown Chicago for better wages and working conditions that reflect the value of their labor. Contracts for 7,000 workers at 46 hotels expired at midnight on August 31st and workers are gearing up to take it back.
Hotel Spero used to give workers up to 15 days paid time off but recently cut it to just six days a year. Workers went on a ULP strike to get it back.
On August 30, hotel workers walked out over the company’s intimidation and failure to bargain in good faith. Workers are fighting for daily room cleaning and wages that match the union standard at other downtown Minneapolis hotels.
After 47 long days on the picket line, Local 6 members at the Fairfield Inn and Four Points Times Square reached an agreement with immediate wage increases of between $10-15 per hour, free family health care, retirement benefits and more.
Orlando hospitality workers celebrated canvassing efforts as labor-endorsed candidates won their Primary election races, a huge victory for working people across Central Florida.
Local 23 airport workers and canvassers visited the North Carolina Governor’s mansion to thank Governor Stein for his veto of HB 958 which proposed major changes to the election process including restrictions to early voting.
