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Posts November 10, 2025

Welcoming the first UNITE HERE members at a higher ed cafeteria in Florida!

128 Aramark workers at Jacksonville University recently have become the first UNITE HERE members at a higher ed cafeteria in Florida! They are now members of Local 362. The organizing team was five out of six women, and a super majority of them were rank and file food service workers. Two were LOAs from the […]

Posts November 6, 2025

Local 74 Coffee Workers Rally for Union Recognition

Kaldi’s Coffee workers rallied outside the company headquarters in St. Louis, calling on owner Tricia Zimmer to recognize their union and respect their right to organize. A supermajority of workers at one location have already signed union cards with Local 74, and they’re pushing for recognition at all Kaldi’s stores across the city. Workers from […]

Posts November 5, 2025

Culinary Members at Harry Reid Airport Picket for Fair Contract

On November 5th, nearly 400 airport workers held the line at Harry Reid International Airport. The Local 226 members employed by DBE businesses in the airport are fighting for a fair contract. Workers had active picket lines at multiple terminals calling for fair wages, protection of union health care benefits, and respect on the job.

Posts November 3, 2025

Sky Chefs workers send a powerful message to 7-Eleven outside When We Were Young Festival

Sky Chefs workers sent a powerful message to 7-Eleven outside the When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas! 7-Eleven is a Sky Chefs client, and Sky Chefs workers in certain cities make food like salads and sandwiches sold in 7-Eleven stores. Outside the festival, workers were joined by other Culinary Union members and staff […]

Posts October 12, 2025

Victory at Hilton Americas-Houston

On Labor Day, hotel workers at the Hilton Americas-Houston walked out on strike to protest wages that were not keeping up with the cost of living in addition to fighting for fair workloads, safety and respect. After 40 days on the picket line, workers ratified a new contract with historic wage increases making Hilton Americas […]

Posts October 10, 2025

Local 274 Hit the Streets in 4-Day Hotel Strike

Room attendants, cooks, dishwashers, banquet servers, and other hotel workers walked off the job at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, owned by Cambridge Landmark, and the Hampton Inn Center City, owned by Blackstone (a private equity firm with more than $1 trillion in assets under management) a historic 4-day strike. Local 274 is fighting to put […]

Posts September 11, 2025

UNITE HERE Remembers and Honors those lost on September 11

On the 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 September 1, 2025

Labour Day Marks 13th Day of Strike for Coast Victoria Hotel Workers

Victoria, BC—As Canada celebrates Labour Day, a day dedicated to recognizing the struggles, achievements, and essential contributions of working people, workers at Coast Victoria Hotel continue their fight on the picket line. Today marks the 13th consecutive day of their strike action, a courageous fight for living wages, fair workloads, and proper staffing levels. The […]

Posts August 24, 2025

DC Stadium & Event Center Workers Kick Off Citywide Contract Campaign

Local 23 members at the Washington Convention Center, Nationals Ballpark, and Capital One Arena have launched a citywide contract fight. Their priorities for their upcoming contracts are better wages, improvements to health insurance & other benefits, better scheduling, and protections from subcontracting and temp labor.

Posts August 16, 2025

Hawaii Is Not Second Class!

Hundreds of Local 5 members on Oahu and Maui rallied on August 15 to show Kaiser that they will not be treated like second-class citizens! Hawaii Kaiser workers in some classifications are being paid up to 30% less than their counterparts on the continent and do not receive some of the same benefits. Contracts expire […]