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 June 6, 2011
Las Vegas, NV– On June 2, fired Latino workers from Station Casinos led members of the Culinary and Bartenders unions in the city’s largest civil disobedience in over a decade to protest the company’s treatment and firing of Latino workers. The large protest came as Station Casinos completes the final stages of its bankruptcy restructuring. […]
Posts January 23, 2012
On Wednesday, January 18, the Ontario Labour Relations Board supervised a vote at the Park Hyatt Toronto, and the workers voted 104 to 17 to join UNITE HERE. This bargaining unit includes approximately 140 workers. The committee and the members stayed very strong throughout the campaign, which included an aggressive and very public campaign against […]
Posts February 13, 2012
On February 3, US District Court Judge Timothy M. Burgess granted a 10(J) preliminary injunction as authorized under the National Labor Relations Act, ordering the Sheraton Hotel in Anchorage to recognize and bargain with UNITE HERE Local 878. This order was wide-reaching and included many significant issues for the workers at the hotel, which is […]
Posts June 8, 2012
Fighting back against abuses by non-union casinos, Local 54 has launched a campaign to enact ordinances to improve living and working conditions for thousands of non-union employees in Atlantic City. The effort focuses on actions like those taken at the non-union Revel Casino, which requires that employees re-apply for their jobs after four to six […]
Pages March 30, 2014
UNITE HERE is governed by five elected General Officers, an elected Executive Committee, and an elected General Executive Board with representation from across the union. Gwen Mills is the president of UNITE HERE. President – Gwen Mills (bio) Secretary-Treasurer – Nia Winston Recording Secretary – Rich Maroko General Vice President – Wendi Walsh General Vice […]
Posts October 28, 2010
One year after their contract expired, workers from LSG Sky Chefs kitchens at airports across the country gathered in Minneapolis to call on the company to settle their contract. They demonstrated their unity about negotiating wages nationally, against Sky Chefs’ attempt to divide them city by city. Workers are gearing up their fight to make […]
Press Releases January 26, 2012
Carmel. Pine Inn and Tally-Ho Inn workers have voted by 100% to authorize a strike at any time. Members of UNITE HERE Local 483, the housekeeping, front desk, bell, and maintenance workers voted today, January 26, 2012, at Seaside’s Oldemeyer Center. The workers voted to authorize their negotiating committee to take any action up to […]
Press Releases December 4, 2012
Current food service provider might terminate contract with CSU due to University financial dispute (CHICAGO) – Today, a top official of Thompson Hospitality, a food service contractor, announced to Chicago State University dining hall workers that it might stop providing food service this month at the University due to a financial dispute with CSU. The […]
Press Releases October 10, 2022
Amid an uptick in labor actions at U.S. airports, Austin airport workers employed by Sodexo say they’re facing a cost-of-living crisis; demand Sodexo agree to a neutral and fair process so workers can decide on whether or not to join a union without facing intimidation or retaliation Austin, TX – Sodexo workers normally spend their […]