Posts October 1, 2014
The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) – the only independent union in China – has called for workers to strike in support of the democracy movement as mass civil disobedience actions come under heavy police attack. The Swire Beverages (Coca-Cola) union and the HKCTU unions of school teachers and dockers are striking and […]
Posts September 30, 2014
Reposted from ObamacareFixit.org This post by UNITE HERE President D. Taylor was published at Politico Magazine’s “The Agenda,” in a piece titled: Obamacare 2.0: The Affordable Care Act survived Year One. Fifteen health-care thinkers tell us how to fix—or reimagine—it for the long haul: One year later, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange marketplace has greatly reduced the […]
Posts September 18, 2014
“As a student at Seattle U, my greatest sources of pride and commitment to our mission of social justice have been moments like these,” said Lorena Mendoza-Flores ’15.
Posts September 15, 2014
In response to the unprecedented closure of three Atlantic City casinos in less than three weeks, UNITE HERE Local 54 joined state, county, and local government and community partners to run the AC Unites Here resource center September 3–10.
Posts September 11, 2014
On the 13th 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 North Tower of the World Trade Center.
Posts August 18, 2014
Workers at the home stadium for the San Francisco Giants baseball team ratified a champion new contract and now enjoy what may be the best stadium contract in the United States.
Posts August 13, 2014
“We serve food at some of the nation’s best schools. I really believe that we can raise the standard for food service workers across Boston and Massachusetts. “
Posts August 10, 2014
UNITE HERE Local 24 in Detroit is taking advantage of major downtown events to bring attention to organizing efforts at the Crowne Plaza and DoubleTree hotels.
Posts August 6, 2014
Union members ratified a new agreement with Walt Disney World on August 1. The deal features unprecedented wage increases and freezes employees’ weekly health insurance contributions in 2015.
Posts July 28, 2014
A report released today by UNITE HERE reveals racial inequality in job classification among surveyed workers in the concessions program at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, raising further questions about the true impact of the airport’s concessions program on economic progress in Baltimore and the surrounding region.
UNITE HERE represents workers throughout the United States and Canada.