Press Releases January 14, 2005
After more than five months of negotiations, representatives for workers from 14 DC hotels and the Hotel Association have reached a tentative agreement. The union had set a deadline of January 15 to reach an agreement or take further action, up to and including a strike. That action will be held until the workers vote […]
Press Releases January 7, 2005
(Washington, DC) – More than 3500 local workers may go on strike at 14 hotels before the Inaugural events if they are not able to secure a fair contract settlement. Hotel employees and their union, UNITE HERE Local 25, have been negotiating with the hotel association since August 2004. Workers authorized a strike on September […]
Press Releases November 16, 2004
When: Thursday, November 18 – 3:30 PM Where: Barclay InterContinental Hotel 111 East 48th Street (b/t Park & Lexington Ave) Who: 1000 hotel workers, union members and leaders of UNITE HERE; Locked out hotel workers from San Francisco Why: UNITE HERE will hold a large rally to demonstrate that “Tourism works because we do!” The […]
Pages September 11, 2024
Over 10,000 UNITE HERE members went on strike over Labor Day weekend, and it was covered in news outlets large and small, all over the U.S. and all over the world. Below are just some the of the stories in the media about our members, what’s at stake for them, their families, and their industry, […]
Press Releases March 20, 2024
Download photos and b-roll from the picket line here. Menlo Park, CA â Hundreds of Flagship food service workers picketed their employerâs cafeteria at the Meta Menlo Park headquarters today, calling for a new union contract with significant raises.  Flagship workers in Menlo Park participated in a survey with other employees of Metaâs food service […]
Press Releases March 13, 2024
MENLO PARK, CA â According to a new report released by UNITE HERE, contracted food service workers working in Meta cafeterias nationwide struggle to afford basic expenses like rent and food. In the report, âFood Service Workers at Meta Need A Raise,â employees of the companyâs food service contractors, Flagship and Yarzin Sella, say the […]
Press Releases May 5, 2021
WASHINGTON â Today, 27 Members of Congress spoke up on behalf of low-wage, workers of color who work at United Airlines catering kitchens across the country. Senators and Representatives learned that United issued an RFP to outsource more than 2,500 catering jobs in Newark, Cleveland, Denver, Houston and Honolulu under the guise of âefficiency,â even […]
Press Releases September 14, 2020
In a virtual town hall with union leadership, members, and Candidate for Vice President Kamala Harris, UNITE HERE International Union announced its endorsement of Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris for President and Vice President of the United States.
Pages July 2, 2020
After several months with this pandemic, we are learning the practices that help to keep us safe, and help us to keep others safe. This overview and scenarios are a guide for you to enforce your rights and follow those safety practices in the workplace. Safety Practices Your union supports government and public health recommendations […]
Pages August 30, 2019
See the trailer: https://www.pbs.org/video/arf-councilwoman-trailer/ Premiere Broadcast September 3, 2019 @ 8/7c America ReFramed on WORLD Channel Streaming Available 9/3â10/3/2019 https://worldchannel.org/episode/arf-councilwoman/ Too few politicians are union members, grandmothers, and immigrants. But one politician is all three: Councilwoman Carmen Castillo. Carmen Castillo is a UNITE HERE union housekeeper and city councilwoman in Providence, Rhode Island and âCouncilwomanâ is […]
UNITE HERE represents workers throughout the United States and Canada.