Posts September 23, 2016
UNITE HERE will help implement part of a new $1.37 million contract between the U.S. Department of Labor and the AFL-CIO Working for America Institute to expand multi-employer apprenticeship programs in two important sectors with potential for job growth: manufacturing and hospitality. UNITE HERE President D. Taylor said of the grant announcement, “This grant will help tremendously with […]
Posts September 11, 2016
On the 15th 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 […]
Posts August 4, 2016
(Via Philly.com)—The Trump Taj Mahal was Atlantic City’s tallest building when it opened in 1990, and Marc Scittina got in on the ground floor, hoping to ride an elevator up into the middle class. Scittina, now 54 and living in Egg Harbor Township, did exactly that for most of his 26-year career as a unionized […]
Posts July 11, 2016
“Our lives begin and end the day we became silent about things that matter.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” – Gandhi This past week we were faced with horrific murders of innocent young black men and police officers in Dallas. We […]
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.