Posts February 20, 2008
UNITE HERE mourns the loss of Rev. James E. Orange, a leader in the civil rights and labor movements and a fighter for working people. “James was the real connection between the labor and civil rights movements in the South,” explains UNITE HERE General President Bruce Raynor. “He personally built the bridge between the two […]
Posts October 19, 2009
Hyatt housekeepers have launched a seven-city national tour to bring awareness to the mistreatment of women working at Hyatt Hotels and the hotel industry more broadly. The symbol of the Hope for Housekeepers tour is the Hope Quilt, which has been crafted by housekeepers from across the country. As the tour has progressed from city […]
Posts November 2, 2009
After months of working with no contract and facing the prospect of losing the free family health benefits that they’d been receiving for years, the cafeteria workers at Hunter College finally won a collective bargaining agreement from AVI Foodsystems. This contract — ratified unanimously on October 27 — includes free family health benefits, a significant […]
Posts February 16, 2010
In President’s Day address, leaders call on Disney Corp. to provide affordable healthcare for its hotel workers CA Speaker-Elect John A. Pérez, CA Assembly Member Jose Solorio, and other elected leaders showed support for hunger-striking Disney hotel workers on Monday by calling on the Walt Disney Corporation to continue to provide affordable healthcare for its […]
Posts March 13, 2010
Coast Hotel workers across British Columbia who are members of UNITE HERE Local 40 are celebrating a historic contract victory today. After months of organizing, mobilizing and hard work at the bargaining table, committee leaders in the Coast Bastion Inn-Nanaimo, Coast Harbourside Victoria, Coast Capri-Kelowna and Coast Inn of the North-Prince George can be proud […]
Posts March 16, 2010
Las Vegas, NV–In two demonstrations on March 11, over 1,500 members from the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226 and Bartenders Union, Local 165 from Las Vegas Strip and Downtown casinos joined workers from Station Casinos who want a fair process to decide whether to form a union without management interference. Workers outraged by the company’s […]
Posts April 7, 2010
(April 7, 2010, San Francisco) – Hotel workers at the Hilton San Francisco walked off the job this morning, announcing a three-day strike in support of their efforts to negotiate a contract with the giant 1900 room hotel. Approximately 850 workers are participating in the strike, which began at 4:00 a.m. Wednesday, and will last […]
Posts April 20, 2010
On April 17, UNITE HERE Local 355 members kicked off the 2010 "Sleep With the Right People" campaign at the 2nd Annual Miami Beach Pride Festival. The festival was a huge success, with event organizers estimating over 20,000 in attendance. Hundreds of event participants signed pledge cards and wore stickers declaring their commitment to workers […]
Posts May 14, 2010
On May 13, labor, community, and congressional leaders gathered at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters headquarters in Washington, DC, for the premier screening of Show us the Tax Breaks and a discussion on strategies for bringing about a real and just economic recovery. Show us the Tax Breaks, a short documentary film produced by UNITE […]
Posts June 14, 2010
Pleasanton, CA – Maintenance and food and beverage workers at the elite Castlewood Country Club who have been locked out of their jobs for over 100 days protested in front of the Club on Saturday, June 12, to demand the Club end the lockout and bargain in good faith with their union. The Castlewood workers […]
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