Posts September 28, 2012
On February 25, 2010, Castlewood Country Club workers were locked out. On October 16, 2012 – two years, seven months, and 21 days later – they will return to work. We want to thank everyone who stood by the workers throughout a long, hard campaign – who marched across Pleasanton, brought Mother’s Day flowers for […]
Posts October 30, 2012
In celebration of Food Day, 150 students, workers, and community allies gathered at Northeastern University to calling for "Justice in the Food Chain" – from Immokalee to Boston, from farm to cafeteria. The panel and roundtable discussion brought together dining service workers, students, and faculty from Boston’s many colleges – along with farmworkers, organic growers, […]
Posts December 14, 2012
On December 10, Pomona food workers, students, and clergy led a delegation to the Pomona administration a year after the College fired 17 immigrant workers. Sixteen of the fired employees worked in the dining halls, where they had been organizing to form a union since 2010. The firings came as a result of a campus-wide […]
Posts March 7, 2013
Spurring on the DC food service workers’ fight for greater access to fresh, healthy food and good, sustainable jobs using fresh-cooked ingredients, Howard University workers employed by Sodexo celebrated another victory of DC’s Real Food Real Jobs movement. Following on the heels of a 400-person rally on U Street last week, workers at Howard University […]
Posts April 16, 2013
Welcome to the hundreds of airport workers in Los Angeles and Detroit who have recently joined UNITE HERE! On April 9th, 200 workers at LAX won union recognition from their employer, Areas USA. The victory came just days after the workers—some accompanied by their children—delegated Areas management at the airport, calling for respect and the […]
Posts May 13, 2013
Concessions workers at the San Francisco Giants’ AT&T Park Saturday to authorize a strike. 516 workers voted, approving a strike by 97%. The vote authorizes union leadership to call for any action including up to a five-day strike and a boycott of food and beverage at the park. “We sent a clear message today to […]
Posts May 25, 2013
750 Centerplate workers stop work at home of San Francisco Giants after three years of wage freezes [San Francisco, CA] 750 workers began a one-day strike May 25th against Centerplate, the San Francisco Giants’ food and beverage subcontractor. The strike is a significant escalation in the workers’ campaign to achieve a new contract with wage […]
Posts May 30, 2013
Hotel workers across BC have voted “Yes” to authorize strikes. Room Attendants, Cooks, Servers, Front Desk and other hotel staff have been without a contract for over a year and have authorized possible job actions. Despite months of negotiations, hotel workers have yet to see real progress at the bargaining table. Employers have not addressed […]
Posts June 3, 2013
The Cortos Y Fuertes / Short & Strong student film competition, sponsored by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and UNITE HERE, a union representing hotel, hospitality, and food service workers, will announce its Call for Entries for short films created by students about the immigrants in their lives. Students are encouraged to submit […]
Posts June 17, 2013
Fasters encamp on steps of Governor’s Philadelphia office; call for Commonwealth and City act. A group of Philadelphia public school parents and lunchroom staff today launched a fast for safe schools. The elimination of more than 1,200 student safety staff from schools across the district, including those on the federal “persistently dangerous” schools list, places […]