BREAKING: Harvard Dining Hall Workers Begin Strike
After failing to reach an agreement yesterday, Harvard’s dining hall workers went on strike starting Wednesday morning.
Press Releases October 5, 2016
After failing to reach an agreement yesterday, Harvard’s dining hall workers went on strike starting Wednesday morning.
Press Releases October 16, 2023
DETROIT—Unionized casino workers in Detroit are seeking contract improvements after years of pandemic hardship. However, just hours before contracts are set to expire casino management is unwilling to deliver a fair contract for workers. In a report released today, the Detroit Casino Council (DCC) estimates that, if workers are forced to strike at MGM Grand […]
Press Mentions December 1, 2005
Posts May 2, 2013
Our union sister Patty and union brother Billy lost their beloved family member Krystle Campbell at the Boston Marathon. Patty has been with UNITE HERE Local 26 since 1983, and Billy has been with UNITE HERE since 2000. In the aftermath of this unimaginable loss, donations from our union family are appreciated. Personal gifts to […]
Posts September 16, 2015
Winner Honored for Achievement and Union Values Union Plus recently awarded $150,000 in scholarships to 106 students representing 36 unions, including one winner representing UNITE HERE, in the 2015 Union Plus Scholarship Program. In this 24th year of the program, more than 5,000 applications were received from union members, their spouses and their dependent children […]
Press Releases September 18, 2018
Beginning Tuesday, about 2,700 workers in United Airlines’ five airline catering kitchens will finally have their opportunity to vote in a union election. The election is scheduled between September 18 and October 23, with voting to take place either online or via telephone. “Today is an important day in our union—the day that workers in […]
Posts May 18, 2005
New York, NY-“Laundry workers at North American Linen in Long Branch, NJ, are fighting for a fair contract. The company does not want to pay fair wages and benefits. In fact, North American Linen has broken off negotiations and stopped paying into the workers’ health plan altogether. Workers are taking action in the shop, lawsuits […]
Posts May 25, 2005
Chicago, IL — Drivers of Cosmopolitan Textile Rental in Chicago scored a big victory when they unanimously ratified a new contract on May 19th after an 11-day strike. The 17 members of Teamsters Local 731 were supported by a majority of the laundry production workers at the facility, who refused to cross the picket line […]
Posts June 1, 2005
On Tuesday, May 31, UNITE HERE Local 2 and the Multi-Employer Group (MEG) representing fourteen San Francisco hotels headed back to the bargaining table for the first time in three and a half months. Local 2 members had been waiting for a response to their latest contract offer made to the hotels on February 14th. […]
Posts June 7, 2005
Illinois: In Illinois, housekeepers have been standing up for justice on the job. Hotel room attendants -" mostly women -" have been facing increasingly heavy workloads, leading to injury and exhaustion on the job. Room attendants are starting to fight back. Locals 1, 450 and the Midwest Joint Board backed state legislation that would require […]
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