Posts November 23, 2005
When Hurricane Katrina devastated the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast region in late August, thousands of UNITE HERE members were left without homes, basic necessities, and their jobs. Since then, UNITE HERE members and staff have helped implement local programs to locate and support displaced members, including visiting local shelters, providing wage and benefit information […]
Posts November 30, 2005
Carrying signs reading "O’Hare Airport Starbucks Unfair to Workers," hundreds of UNITE HERE Local 1 restaurant workers at O’Hare picketed in front of the airport terminals for three weeks in October to wrap up their seven-month contract fight. The 900 HMS Host workers joined Local 1 in February to build a stronger Union. Since then, […]
Posts November 30, 2005
On Wednesday, November 16, 2005, the workers at the Fairmont Royal York voted to ratify a renewed three-year collective agreement. It covers virtually all the frontline service staff -" 850 cooks, stewards, room attendants, housepersons, servers, laundry, bell, door, valet, switchboard and bartenders. "This agreement is good for Royal York workers, good for the city’s […]
Posts December 8, 2005
In a successful event held on Saturday, December 3, UNITE HERE union members joined Toronto hotel workers, local labor leaders, celebrities, and community leaders to publicly support a campaign to raise the standard of living for hotel workers across the city and internationally. Actor and activist Danny Glover, Mayor David Miller,UNITE HERE President Bruce Raynor, […]
Posts December 8, 2005
Montreal, Quebec-"On November 30, the 4,000 members of the men’s clothing industry affiliated with the UNITE HERE Quebec Council ratified a new master collective agreement that will govern various industry employers. The agreement provides important improvements to workers’ wages, insurance and pension benefits, and provides restrictions on the use of temporary workers. "Given the economic […]
Posts December 8, 2005
St. Paul, MN-"On November 18, UNITE HERE Local 17 members voted to accept a new contract with HMS Host at the Minneapolis St. Paul Airport, following several months of tense negotiations. Highlights include maintaining current health insurance with no added costs to members, improvements to vacation language, a $25 monthly Perfect Attendance/Mass Transit reimbursement, training […]
Posts December 22, 2005
Toronto, Ontario-"A majority of 100 drivers, driver/helpers and warehouse workers of Sleep Country Canada’s Toronto distribution center voted this week to be represented by UNITE HERE. Sleep Country is Canada’s leading, and best-known, specialty retailer of mattresses. Best known? The entire nation can sing their advertising jingle by heart. Despite Sleep Country’s great commercial success, […]
Posts January 5, 2006
New York, NY–The surviving employees of Windows on the World, the 107th-floor restaurant obliterated in the World Trade Center attacks, opened a restaurant near Ground Zero on January 5, 2006. –
Posts January 18, 2006
Toronto, Ontario-"Employees from York University’s largest cafeteria operator, Sodexho, have voted overwhelmingly to join UNITE HERE. The York University workers are following the lead of workers in other major cafeteria-operating companies at other universities. "Sodexho workers need more dignity on the job," says Courtney Radic, UNITE HERE organizing director. UNITE HERE would like to implement […]
Posts January 26, 2006
UNITE HERE will join GSOC/UAW members for a major rally in New York City on Thursday, January 26th at 4PM, in front of NYU’s Bobst Library, 70 Washington Square Park. Please contact Ed Vargas at (212) 265-7000 for further details. Graduate student workers at New York University (NYU) have been on strike since November 9th, […]