Posts April 27, 2006
Millions of Americans are working their hearts out every day but still falling short of the basics of the American Dream -” a paycheck that can support a family, affordable health care, retirement security, a voice on the job and a chance to give their kids an education and a better future. This week, Change […]
Posts May 18, 2006
This week, a new campaign developed in coordination with the gay and lesbian community was released to support hotel workers across North America in their effort to achieve the American Dream for themselves and their families. According to recent statistics, the American gay and lesbian population represents close to a $60 billion travel market, patronizing […]
Posts June 30, 2006
Washington, DC-"During an exciting reception this Wednesday attended by dozens of high profile national organizations and community leaders, the Informed Meetings Exchange (INMEX) was launched to help advise meeting planners that want information on the labor situation at hotels in cities across North America. UNITE HERE has established INMEX to help organizations spend their hotel […]
Posts July 6, 2006
Atlantic City, NJ- Thousands of UNITE HERE members were laid-off earlier this week during a one week stand-off by the NJ Legislative Assembly that shut down casino operations and racetracks in New Jersey. The state government was shut down over the weekend when lawmakers failed to pass a budget by the July 1 deadline. Various […]
Posts July 30, 2006
During a two-day organizing conference held in Cincinnati last weekend, approximately 500 UNITE HERE service sector members and staff gathered together to launch the Service Workers Rising! campaign, an effort to unite 100,000 UNITE HERE members employed in the Laundry, Airport concessions and the Food Service industries across North America. Service companies like Compass, Sodexho […]
Posts September 15, 2006
After almost two years of working without a contract, San Francisco hotel workers concluded a new contract this week with the Multi-Employer Group (MEG), that encompasses five years, three years forward and two years back. The contract grants higher wages, better pensions and full healthcare benefits to more than 4,200 members of UNITE HERE Local […]
Posts October 6, 2006
Hotel workers were among over 2,000 demonstrators who closed Century Boulevard near the Los Angeles International Airport during evening rush hour on September 28 to demand an end to the exploitation of immigrant workers at nearby hotels. UNITE HERE and the We Are America Coalition sponsored the march and civil disobedience. The event was widely […]
Posts December 4, 2006
San Jose, CA-"A new UNITE HERE report exposes low wages and poor working conditions for food service workers who work in cafeterias at high tech and biotech companies in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. These highly profitable companies provide lavish cafeteria services for their own staff, but subcontract the work to firms who pay […]
Posts February 1, 2007
According to a report by the Free Press, an Illinois mop-and-broom manufacturer bought Specialty Filaments Inc., a union brush maker located in Middlebury, VT, earlier this week. Production is expected to resume as soon as Monday, one month after production was halted. The court-approved sale includes a three-year contract with UNITE HERE Local 2524. The […]
Posts February 15, 2007
Among the more than 100 attendees at the Feb. 15 were immigrant rights leaders, members of the LGBT and faith communities, and workers from other Washington State hotels and restaurants. The Seattle Westin Hotel employs about 500 workers. For the past eight months, workers and community members have worked tirelessly to make hotel jobs good, […]