Posts July 11, 2016
This statement courtesy of our coalition partners in Orlando. As we approach one month since the massacre at Pulse Nightclub and continue to be plagued with violence, it is clear that our elected leaders have failed us. Today, residents of Orlando begin a #SitInForThe49 to demand action of Sen. Marco Rubio and all elected officials […]
Posts July 7, 2016
Workers cheered. The press swarmed. The Secret Service yelled at people to get on the sidewalk. After her rally in front of the closed Trump Plaza on Wednesday afternoon, Hillary Clinton made a quick stop at the entrance of the Trump Taj Mahal to greet striking workers. Clinton shook hands for about five minutes. “Workers […]
Posts June 16, 2016
Statement from Bob McDevitt, President, UNITEHERE Local 54: “Today thousands of workers from Tropicana, Caesars, Bally’s and Harrah’s voted to authorize a strike on July 1 if they don’t have a fair contract. The vote was 96% in favor. We have told the companies that we are available days, evenings, and weekends to negotiate. The […]
Posts June 14, 2016
A message from UNITE HERE President D. Taylor: The murderous attack that took place in Orlando over this past week-end shakes all of us to the core. Once again an easily purchased assault weapon brings death and misery to so many. Once again innocent men and women have their lives cut short. Once again our […]
Posts June 13, 2016
ATLANTIC CITY — The Trump Plaza Casino and Hotel is now closed, its windows clouded over by sea salt. Only a faint outline of the gold letters spelling out T-R-U-M-P remains visible on the exterior of what was once this city’s premier casino. Not far away, the long-failing Trump Marina Hotel Casino was sold at […]
Posts May 31, 2016
This November, millions of Americans will head to the polls to decide who their next president will be. In Nevada, one of seven key swing states, thousands of newly-naturalized immigrant voters will join them.
Posts April 14, 2016
Aramark dining and catering workers at Loyola University of Chicago won their second contract since joining the union in 2010. The members of UNITE HERE Local 1 will now gain access to affordable Union healthcare, 40-hour-per-week contract language, protections for immigrant workers and much more. The agreement averted a strike. Aramark at Loyola workers speak over […]
Posts April 11, 2016
“The basic rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are under attack across the United States. In the past two years almost 200 anti-LGBT bills have been introduced in over 30 states. Many of these bills have been defeated. Some passed but were vetoed. However, in 2016, three very dangerous pieces of legislation have […]
Posts March 21, 2016
March 25, 2016, is the 105th Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York’s Greenwich Village. This tragedy took the lives of 146 young immigrant garment workers and galvanized a reform movement to raise standards for workers. To learn more about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, visit Cornell University’s Kheel Center. This incident […]
Posts March 9, 2016
After over a year of bargaining, Sky Chefs airline catering workers won an important new national contract! Under the terms of the new agreement, which was ratified by a 76% margin, the over 9,000 UNITE HERE Sky Chefs workers will receive: At least $1.10 per hour in raises through 2018; At least one additional paid […]
UNITE HERE represents workers throughout the United States and Canada.