Press Releases September 27, 2017
LONG BEACH, CA — Workers from airline food kitchens in several cities rallied with their supporters Tuesday near the International Flight Services Association’s Annual Conference and Expo. The event was part of the ongoing national “Fed Up” campaign that has workers in airline kitchens saying they are Fed Up with poverty wages. During IFSA, nearly […]
Press Releases May 30, 2018
Las Vegas, NV – New investor alerts from UNITE HERE Gaming Research, the research arm of the hospitality workers’ union, project that a one-month strike in Las Vegas could cost the two largest employers on the Las Vegas Strip – MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR) – over $300 million […]
Press Releases December 14, 2021
MCLEAN, VA – Hotel workers’ union UNITE HERE has issued a travel alert for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) guests, advising that most Hilton hotels’ default is no longer to clean hotel rooms daily. As the COVID-19 Omicron variant raises new safety concerns about holiday travel, housekeepers say that Hilton should not reduce cleaning services. […]
Press Releases October 16, 2023
DETROIT—Unionized casino workers in Detroit are seeking contract improvements after years of pandemic hardship. However, just hours before contracts are set to expire casino management is unwilling to deliver a fair contract for workers. In a report released today, the Detroit Casino Council (DCC) estimates that, if workers are forced to strike at MGM Grand […]
Press Releases July 20, 2009
WHAT: Contract signing ceremony at the new InterContinental Chicago O’Hare Hotel. Workers, business & community leaders celebrate labor-management partnership. WHEN: Thursday, July 23, 2009 TIME: 10:00AM WHERE: InterContinental Chicago O’Hare, 5300 River Road, Rosemont, IL WHO: Members of UNITE HERE Local 450 – Workers at InterContinental Chicago O’Hare Bill Biggerstaff, […]
Press Releases July 22, 2013
LAS VEGAS (BUSINESS WIRE) The French Sports Ministry, which is headed by Valérie Fourneyron, reconfirmed recently the country’s ban on mixed martial arts ("MMA"), stalling for now hopes that UFC-style cage fighting events will become legal in France. Responding to a question from a Deputy of the National Assembly, the Sports Ministry stated on July […]
Press Releases June 9, 2005
(Los Angeles, CA) – Workers at the Hyatt West Hollywood walked off the job today to protest the actions of the Los Angeles Hotel Employer’s Council (EC). Workers are on strike because they want the Los Angeles Hotel Employer’s Council (EC) to return the more than half a million dollars in health care co-pays that […]
Press Releases January 19, 2010
What: Worker Strike & Picket Where: Kaiser Honolulu Clinic 1010 Pensacola Street When: Tuesday, January 19, 2009, 6:00 a.m. Honolulu, Jan. 8 – UNITE HERE Local 5, the union that represents nearly 1,800 health care workers – employed by Kaiser Permanente at 21 facilities on Oahu, Maui and the Big Island – has announced […]
Press Releases February 10, 2010
By giving up food and remaining 24-hours-a-day at the doorstep of Disney, fasters hope to bring attention to health and safety problems occurring inside Disneyland hotels. Anaheim, CA – Disneyland Hotel Workers began a water-only fast Tuesday evening, February 10, 2010, in a spiritual effort to communicate their health and safety concerns with the Walt […]
Press Releases February 17, 2010
ANAHEIM – Eight hunger strikers ended their fast Tuesday evening after seven days without food. In an 700-person march and ceremony that shut down Disneyland Drive, workers "passed the fast" on to five hotel workers who will carry the hunger strike to Walt Disney Corporate headquarters in Burbank. "Workers have engaged in this fast to […]