Posts November 18, 2013
Dwayne Bateman, UNITE HERE Local 43 Vice General Chairman and 35-year Amtrak food and beverage employee, testified on Capitol Hill Thursday against Congressional Republicans’ attempts to privatize Amtrak’s food and beverage operations that would eliminate good, living-wage, American jobs. ‘When I joined Amtrak, I had no expectation this job would make me a rich man. […]
Posts October 24, 2013
On Valentine’s Day, the Illinois Senate, with Governor Pat Quinn’s support, approved Senate Bill 11–the “Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act.” However, the bill never passed the Illinois House of Representatives. Now, Illinois residents and UNITE HERE members are taking action. On October 22, thousands across the state traveled to the state capital to march […]
Posts July 15, 2013
In 2014, marriage equality will be on the ballot in Oregon, and members of UNITE HERE Local 8 have become a driving force for marriage equality and transgender healthcare in their state. They stand proudly in solidarity with Oregon Pride at Work—an organization of community groups fighting for equal rights on shop floors, under the […]
Posts April 27, 2006
A new study released this week titled, “Creating Luxury, Enduring Pain” couples new research with the stories of hotel housekeepers to paint a dramatic picture of the work of a hotel housekeeper. Findings show that behind the luxury and comfort that housekeepers provide for hotel guests is a pattern of persistent pain and injury. The […]