Press Releases September 16, 2016
CAMBRIDGE, MA—Harvard dining hall workers voted 591 “yes” to 18 “no” with 609 ballots cast yesterday to authorize a strike. Their contract covers 750 workers across Harvard University campuses and will expire at midnight tonight. Workers’ have two core demands: a $35,000 sustainable yearly income and affordable health care. The average Harvard dining services worker […]
Press Releases October 28, 2011
[Hollywood, CA] – This morning, October 28, 2011, over 100 workers at the W Hollywood walked off the job to protest not being able to take breaks. The hotel is owned by HEI Hospitality whose major investors include Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Notre Dame and University of Chicago, among others. W Hollywood workers allege that these […]
Press Releases September 21, 2017
Las Vegas – Today, the Culinary Union filed another round of unfair labor practice charges against the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The Las Vegas-based casino is owned by Toronto-based Brookfield Asset Management Inc. These charges come just 12 days after the Las Vegas casino worker’s union […]
Press Releases January 27, 2022
Washington, D.C.— Hotel workers across the U.S. organized a National Day of Action on Thursday to shine a light on the “shadow boss” hotel owners they say are driving cuts to jobs and services in the hospitality industry. Hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE is calling on major hotel owners called REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) […]
Press Releases May 31, 2007
NEW YORK, May 31 — Garment and service workers across North America will join workers from a Canadian warehouse in leafleting American Eagle Outfitters stores in 18 cities this week. From Pittsburgh to Vancouver, over three days, thousands of U.S. and Canadian shoppers will learn of unfair treatment of workers at the third-party warehouse, National […]
Press Releases March 31, 2023
Union members voted by 97% to ratify the contract. Under this agreement, every current theme park worker in the union will receive a raise between $5.50 and $8.60 by the end of the contract, with the first $3 in raises arriving this year.