Press Releases August 16, 2016
Las Vegas, NV β Today, the Culinary Union announced it is joining the campaign by Golfers Opposing Bigotry to end golfβs partnership with Donald Trump. The group is urging the USGA and the PGA to stop holding major championships at Trump properties and not to enter into any new partnerships with the businessman because β[his] […]
Press Releases November 22, 2004
When: Tuesday, November 23rd at 4:30 p.m. Where: March will begin simultaneously at Radisson Plaza Warwick Hotel (17th and Locust) and the Wyndham Philadelphia at Franklin Plaza Hotel (17th and Race) and culminate with a rally at Love Park (15th and JFK). Who: Hundreds of local hotel workers and their supporters. Local union members and […]
Press Releases May 21, 2005
Kahuku, May 21, 2005 – Turtle Bay workers walked off the job early this morning to protest abusive working conditions for housekeepers and other health and safety issues for laundry and Palm Terrace restaurant workers. At around 3 am, the union delivered a letter to the manager on duty stating that workers were going on […]
Press Releases May 26, 2005
On Monday, May 23rd, members of UNITE HERE Local 274 ratified a new (3) three-year contract with the Hilton Garden Inn. A secret ballot ratification vote was held at the hotel after a presentation of the contract improvements was made to the members. The new contract was ratified overwhelmingly during meetings held at the hotel. […]
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 September 26, 2005
Historic judgment demands that Cintas pay more than $800,000 in backpay to hundreds of workers in California Oakland, CA-In a long awaited and historic ruling, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Steven Brick ruled on September 23rd in favor of Cintas workers and the City of Hayward who sued the company over violations of the City […]
Press Releases March 9, 2006
(Washington, DC)-At a press conference today, UNITE HERE released “Conduct Unbecoming: Sweatshops and the U.S. Military Uniform Industry,” documenting poor working conditions in factories that make uniforms for the armed forces. The report finds that uniforms for our country’s enlisted men and women are often sewn in domestic sweatshops with conditions more like what people […]
Press Releases May 16, 2006
Penalties continue to mount against uniform giant Cintas Corp. for violating Hayward, California’s living-wage law. With the latest ruling by a state court judge, the Cincinnati-based firm now owes workers and the State of California over $1.4 million in back pay, interest and penalties. On May 11, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Steven Brick ordered […]
Press Releases July 24, 2006
UNITE HERE Local 1 announced that negotiations for downtown union hotels and key O’Hare hotels will begin on July 25. Contracts covering 7,000 workers at 26 hotels with nearly 17,000 rooms will expire on August 31, 2006 at midnight. “Negotiations are getting started later than we think is healthy,” said Henry Tamarin, President of Local […]
Press Releases October 31, 2007
MOBILE, Ala.—The Cintas Corp. is facing $196,000 in penalties for exposing Mobile workers to illegal hazards “likely to cause death or serious physical harm,” according to a citation issued this week by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This week’s action by OSHA marks the fifth time that government safety inspectors have cited the […]