Posts June 13, 2007
University students joined UNITE HERE members and supporters yesterday to announce the beginning of a Back-to-School boycott of American Eagle Outfitters near the retailer’s Union Square store. The rally coincided with American Eagle’s annual shareholder meeting in Manhattan and featured hundreds of activists pledging not to purchase clothing from the chain store until it enforces […]
Posts July 10, 2007
Today teen apparel retailer American Eagle Outfitters launched its back-to-school clothing line at stores across North America. At the same time, UNITE HERE and student groups announced they would step up the “American Vulture” campaign, which calls for a boycott of the company until it enforces its Code of Conduct and prevents worker intimidation at […]
Posts July 23, 2007
Eight people who were fired and one who was suspended in 2003 for trying to organize a union at Telcom, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, recently received a combined $88,834 in back pay following a ruling by a federal administrative law judge, according to New England Joint Board Leader Warren Pepicelli. In 2002, employees at the company […]
Posts August 8, 2007
As the Democratic Presidential primaries inch closer, two of the front-runners took time recently to join picketers at Chicago’s Congress Hotel. Senator Barack Obama and former Senator John Edwards made separate stops at the the picket line to show their solidarity with the workers’ cause. "Your cause is the cause of working people," Edwards proclaimed. […]
Posts August 9, 2007
Hundreds of workers from across the country rallied in New York’s financial district to highlight problems workers face in the food service industry, including low wages, lack of affordable benefits, and no paid sick leave. “Workers right here on Wall Street – serving some of the richest companies in the world – can barely feed […]
Posts September 26, 2007
As classes resumed this month, students at more than twenty campuses across North America participated in a Week of Action to spread the word about the ongoing boycott of teen retailer American Eagle Outfitters. College students from Ottawa to Miami and San Antonio to Montreal are supporting the back-to-school boycott protesting workers’ rights abuses at […]
Posts November 14, 2007
NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn and other supporters joined workers in the executive dining rooms and corporate cafeterias for some of New York City’s most prestigious companies on the picket line Monday. ARAMARK workers went on strike at two city landmarks, and thousands of white collar workers found no breakfast or lunch in their building. […]
Posts November 28, 2007
Cafeteria workers at the New York Life building and 55 Water Street have been out on strike against their employer, food and building services contractor ARAMARK, since November 12th. But that didn’t stop them from spreading holiday cheer and good will last Wednesday, by serving up a Thanksgiving lunch, complete with turkey and stuffing, to […]
Posts December 20, 2007
More than 100 workers and support rallied yesterday at the county office building in Orlando, Florida to encourage the county to reject food service giant Aramark at the Orange County Convention Center. Aramark is one of three companies bidding for the food service contract at the OCCC. Carrying signs that read “Aramark: Recipe for Disaster,” […]
Posts January 9, 2008
The Executive Committee of UNITE HERE has voted to endorse Senator Barack Obama for President. On behalf of nearly one million members and retirees, the union announced that it will be supporting the campaign in primaries and caucuses throughout the nation. “Barack Obama began his career organizing working families who were trying to pick up […]