Posts September 8, 2005
Peekskill, NY–At a time when most cities are doing everything they can to create jobs, a proposal by the City of Peekskill threatens to put 350 UNITE HERE laundry members out of work. UNITE HERE workers at White Plains Linen who launder restaurant and hotel linens in the NY metropolitan area, rallied today in front […]
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 March 5, 2008
Low-Wage Workers Call on Goldman to Spread the Wealth to Cafeteria Workers Amid the bustle of the financial district, hundreds of cafeteria workers employed by Aramark at many of Wall Street’s largest investment banks rallied on March 5 and demanded that Ararmark owner and client Goldman Sachs take action to lift the city’s corporate cafeteria […]
Posts April 14, 2008
As part of an international week of action, workers took to the streets in Ireland, the UK and Belgium last week to inform the public of concerns about Aramark’s poor treatment of workers, communities and clients. Over the course of the week, workers in the three countries were joined by Jack Rushton, an Aramark employee […]
Posts April 23, 2008
Testimony Given By Emmanuel Torres, Son of Worker Killed at Cintas Plant; U.S. Representative “Appalled” at Cintas’ Lack of Responsibility The U.S. House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing today on workplace safety seeking stronger OSHA enforcement for large, multi-site employers. Members of the subcommittee named Cintas as a prime example of the need […]
Posts December 2, 2008
The start of the holiday shopping season also is the start of the most active time of year for charitable giving. But in the midst of an economic crisis, Americans are considering what, or even if, they can contribute to charity this year. With that in mind, what about the notion that our shopping – […]
Posts February 17, 2010
The recession has put pressure on workers everywhere, but UNITE HERE members are standing together to win strong contracts despite the economic downturn. Over the last month, distribution center workers in Worcester, MA, hotel/casino workers in Puerto Rico, and hotel workers in San Diego, CA, have all ratified strong new contracts. On Friday, February 5th, […]
Posts June 11, 2010
On Friday, June 10, over 400 hospitality workers marched and rallied in downtown Pittsburgh, calling on the hospitality industry to value workers’ contribution in Pittsburgh’s economic rebound and success. The marchers were members of UNITE HERE Local 57, Pittsburgh’s union for hotel, gaming, food service, and hospitality workers. They were joined by hotel, food service, […]
Posts October 13, 2010
More than a year after union hotel contracts expired, 850 hotel workers at the Hilton Union Square, the nation’s second largest Hilton hotel, walked off the job at 4:00 a.m. on October 13. Workers announced a six-day strike protesting Hilton’s efforts to lock workers into permanent recessionary contracts, even after Hilton extracted $180 million in […]
Posts December 20, 2010
On Friday, December 17, hotel workers in Vancouver, British Columbia, overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year contract with the Greater Vancouver Hotel Employers Association (GVHEA). The terms of the agreement contain improvements in health benefits, including the goal of expanding workers’ year-around access to medical coverage. This means fewer hotel workers and their families will risk […]
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