Posts October 10, 2017
In an astounding vote of 316 to 2, Northeastern dining hall workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, ready to walk out on October 11. Local 26 is happy to announce that they reached a Tentative Agreement for Local 26 members at Northeastern University that will avert a strike. Members will have a chance to […]
Posts September 20, 2017
Hotel workers in cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York have been gathering for training sessions recently on how to handle visits from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The sessions, organized by the labor union UNITE HERE, teach workers how to effectively stonewall ICE agents, emphasizing employees’ right to refuse to answer questions […]
Posts August 9, 2017
On July 31, our union sister TeeTee Dangerfield was senselessly murdered. TeeTee was a server at the Atlanta Airport, a very proud member of Local 23, and a trans woman. Her murder is being investigated as a potential hate crime.We are horrified and saddened by TeeTee’s unconscionable murder, a crime that took away a shining star […]
Posts June 23, 2017
UNITE HERE members from hotels across North America kick off next round of continent-wide contract negotiations, beginning in Toronto (Toronto) Hundreds of hotel and hospitality workers kicked off contract negotiations at a rally in front of the Fairmont Royal York Hotel Thursday, June 22, followed by a march down Front Street to the Renaissance Toronto […]
Posts June 7, 2017
At UNITE HERE, we’re proud every day of our LGBTQ sisters and brothers who make up and lead our union, and we’re proud to continue our work as the premier labor union fighting for and winning civil and LGBTQ rights for our workers. It’s with pride that UNITE HERE has been a pioneer in securing […]
Posts April 30, 2017
International Workers’ Day Press Conference on the Status of Haitian Workers in South Florida and Renewal of Temporary Protected Status MIAMI – Hospitality workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 355, Haitian Women of Miami (FANM), and allies are gathering in front of the Fontainebleau Resort (44th Street & Collins Avenue, Miami Beach) for a May Day press conference calling […]
Posts April 18, 2017
On April 12, more than 100 workers and their allies marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C. to demand pay equity for airline catering workers. The march anchored a series of actions nationwide, as workers from 16 airports rallied for dignity and equality. Watch the video: Read the CQ Roll Call […]
Posts April 14, 2017
Sign the petition to Google today. Thousands of subcontracted cafeteria workers, janitors, security officers, shuttle drivers, groundskeepers, and other service workers — predominantly immigrants, people of color, and women— are employed in Google offices across the U.S. They have acutely felt the Trump administration’s repeated attacks on them and their friends and families. For these individuals, […]
Posts April 13, 2017
On April 5, Space Needle workers who cook and serve food, run the elevators, and staff private banquet events ratified a new Union contract with their employer. The new contract received unanimous support from the bargaining committee and from all of the workers who turned out to the ratification vote, following a 5+ year campaign. […]
Posts April 4, 2017
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing with striking sanitation workers. 49 years later, airport food workers in Philadelphia joined faith leaders, community groups and other workers to honor King’s struggle and rally for economic and racial justice. In Philadelphia, workers who cater flights for American Airlines and other carriers […]
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