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Posts September 11, 2026

UNITE HERE Remembers and Honors those Lost on September 11

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.

Posts September 8, 2026

In Detroit, Union Hall Arts Debuts First-Ever Arts Residency for Union Members

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 […]

Posts September 8, 2026

Local 26 Encore Hotel Workers Are on Strike

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.

Posts September 8, 2026

Supreme Court Order Forces Red Rock Casino to Negotiate with Culinary Union

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 […]

Posts September 8, 2026

Chicago Hotel Workers Launch City Wide Contract Fights

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.

Posts September 8, 2026

Local 17 ULP Strike at Normandy Inn & Suites Minneapolis

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.

Posts September 8, 2026

Fairfield & Four Points Times Square Workers Win First Union

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.

Posts September 8, 2026

Local 23 North Carolina Members Visit the Governor’s Mansion

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.