Posts March 19, 2021
“We commend the House for passing the American Dream and Promise Act. This is part of long overdue immigration legislation needed for working people and their families. House passage is an important step forward. Now, we look to the Senate to follow suit. “Immigrant workers are the backbone of the hospitality industry. The American Dream […]
Posts March 17, 2021
“Yesterday, a horrific act of domestic terrorism took the lives of eight people in Atlanta, Georgia, most of whom were Asian and immigrant women working in the service industry. As the union of hospitality workers whose membership is predominantly women, immigrant, and people of color, we grieve with the families of the victims as well […]
Posts March 9, 2021
The hospitality workers’ union, UNITE HERE, commends the House of Representatives on passing the For the People Act (H.R. 1), adding on to the Equality Act and the American Rescue Plan to mark a historic 10 day-span for sweeping legislation moved by our United States Congress. The right to vote is foundational to advancing and […]
Posts March 3, 2021
Today, UNITE HERE hospitality workers’ union leadership praised the introduction of the Equality Act in both the House and Senate, a historic sweeping legislation that would expand June 2020’s Supreme Court ruling that protects LGBTQ workers from job discrimination into other areas where LGBTQ people still face legal discrimination today. UNITE HERE International Union President […]
Posts February 27, 2021
For immediate release Contact: MJ Leira, 917-565-7697, [email protected] “UNITE HERE applauds the House for their move to extend unemployment insurance so laid-off workers can get through this difficult time, grant $1,400 stimulus checks, and safeguard workers’ hard-earned pensions. “We also commend House Democrats for approving a long-overdue minimum wage hike and urge the Senate to […]
Posts February 8, 2021
“We congratulate Senator Van Hollen on the introduction of the SECURE Act in the Senate, which would allow over 400,000 workers with Temporary Protected Status to apply for legal permanent residency. Many of these people have been here for decades, work hard, pay taxes, raise U.S. citizen children, and provide essential services to our country. […]
Posts October 28, 2020
Once again we see the senseless killing of a black man at the hands of police. Walter Wallace Jr. should be alive today, his life mattered. We mourn with his family and our community over his death. Over the past month we have been talking to Philadelphia residents from every area of our city. Systematic […]
Posts September 14, 2020
UNITE HERE is proud to endorse Joe Biden for President of the United States, and Kamala Harris for Vice President of the United States. With our endorsement comes our commitment to do our part to deliver the key swing states of Nevada, Arizona and Florida. We are a union representing over 300,000 people, mostly women […]
Posts June 5, 2020
We are organizers. We are elected officers. We are workers. We are community leaders and neighbors. We are parents, children, siblings, and kin. We are your Union family. And we cannot breathe. In the last three months we have seen companies line up to abandon us. We have seen them take away healthcare, guaranteeing that […]
Posts April 22, 2020
Sorry, Mr. President, we are not taking the bait! Your latest executive order is a phony deal. You need to stop using immigrants as a foil yet again to distract the American people. This is exactly what you are doing with his latest executive order halting immigration to America for 60 days. Your own Immigration […]