Press Releases June 29, 2017
Sacramento, CA – Yesterday afternoon, the California Assembly Health Committee approved passage of UNITE HERE-backed Senate Bill 17, which provides transparency on prescription drug prices. The bill requires drug makers to provide the public with advance notice of price increases on certain prescription drugs. The bill additionally stipulates that health plans must report drug spending […]
Press Releases July 1, 2022
Atlantic City—Casino Workers at four Atlantic City casinos reached a tentative agreement with their companies late Thursday night, in advance of a July 1 strike deadline. The union’s worker negotiating committee at the MGM-owned Borgata and Caesars Entertainment-owned Caesars, Harrah’s and Tropicana casinos have approved the agreements and will set a date for a ratification vote […]
Press Releases July 3, 2022
Atlantic City—Casino Workers at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City reached a tentative agreement with their company Saturday, just in advance of a July 3 strike deadline. The union’s worker negotiating committee at the property have approved the agreement and will set a date for a ratification vote from the entire membership soon. Seven […]
Press Releases October 14, 2010
Honolulu,HI – At 3:00a.m. this morning, and more than three months after union hotel contracts expired,hotel workers at the Hilton Hawaiian Village – Hilton’s largest hotel worldwide with over 3,600 rooms and 1,500 union workers – walked off the job, announcing a five-day strike protesting Hilton’s efforts to lock workers into cheap recession contracts. Outraged […]
Posts November 30, 2005
Carrying signs reading "O’Hare Airport Starbucks Unfair to Workers," hundreds of UNITE HERE Local 1 restaurant workers at O’Hare picketed in front of the airport terminals for three weeks in October to wrap up their seven-month contract fight. The 900 HMS Host workers joined Local 1 in February to build a stronger Union. Since then, […]
Posts May 13, 2010
On Wednesday, May 12, at a ceremony attended by retired ILGWU members and their families, the Retired Officers of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ROI) became a chartered retiree association of UNITE HERE. The Retired Officers of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union organization is composed of over 300 members, approximately 200 who live […]
Posts August 19, 2010
Today, Hilton Hotels workers in Chicago voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike at 4 area properties – the Chicago Hilton, Hilton O’Hare, the Palmer House Hilton, and the Drake, according to UNITE HERE Local 1 and Local 450. With 96% of union members voting in favor of a strike, the vote authorizes the rank-and-file bargaining […]
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 December 5, 2011
POMONA – Unprovoked by any federal agency, Pomona College fired today 16 dining hall workers who did not re-verify their eligibility to work. Several of those terminated had worked at Pomona College for 10 to 20 years. In protest, about 200 students, workers, alumni and community members descended on Frary Dining Hall, demanding the right […]
Posts November 8, 2012
On October 9th, 100 AreasUSA workers at San Jose Airport achieved their first union contract. The agreement provides significant wage increases and, for the first time at San Jose Airport, allows AreasUSA workers access to good quality health care. A large majority of the workers will receive free medical, dental, and vision coverage, and all […]