Press Releases October 11, 2011
WHAT: Telephone Press Conference by leaders of national civil rights organizations, consumer advocates and labor unions that are calling on TransUnion to stop its sale of credit reports to employers WHERE: Conference Call: please contact Nat Lippert ([email protected] or 415-307-1231) for call-in information WHEN: Tuesday, October 11, 2011; 3:00pm EDT/ 2:00pm CT / 12:00pm PDT WHO: […]
Press Releases February 27, 2017
San Francisco—Tonight kicks off the first episode of ABC’s critically acclaimed mini-series When We Rise, inspired the life of and book by Cleve Jones, a longtime LGBTQ and labor activist. Using the mini-series as a launch pad, this year Cleve Jones is traveling the country and sharing the spotlight with members of UNITE HERE – […]
Pages December 2, 2019
Access to high quality healthcare should be a right not a privilege. That’s why our Union has fought for decades to create ways for housekeepers, kitchen workers and their families to have access to care at little or no cost. In places like Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Chicago, and New York, we’ve even built our […]
Press Releases April 14, 2005
Cincinnati, OH – Cintas Corporation (CTAS) disclosed that the company is now the subject of additional Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) investigations with the agency’s filing of two new charges. The first charge alleged Cintas failed to hire and assign females to certain production positions, and the second charge alleged Cintas failed to hire and […]
Press Releases August 4, 2005
San Francisco, CA – Former managers of Cincinnati-based Cintas Corporation filed a class-action complaint in federal district court in San Francisco yesterday alleging the uniform giant discriminated against them because they are African-American. Establishing a new lawsuit, the plaintiffs, Clifton Cooper and Larry Houston, accuse Cintas of denying them promotional opportunities offered to their white […]
Press Releases June 28, 2006
More than 100 subscribers representing approximately $200 million in annual direct hotel expenditures formally announce the creation of the Informed Meetings Exchange (INMEX). INMEX is an organization that researches, analyzes and distributes information about the global hospitality industry to subscribers. INMEX is a clearinghouse of information, services and best practices for consumers in the meetings […]
Press Releases June 12, 2007
NEW YORK, June 12 — U.S. and Canadian university students joined apparel and service workers today to announce the beginning of a Back-to-School boycott of American Eagle Outfitters near the retailer’s Union Square store. Today’s rally coincided with American Eagle’s annual shareholder meeting in midtown Manhattan and featured hundreds of activists pledging not to purchase […]
Press Releases April 22, 2008
Washington – Emmanuel Torres, son of a Tulsa Cintas worker killed on the job, will testify this Wednesday, April 23rd, at a House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections hearing seeking stronger OSHA enforcement for large, multi-site employers. The hearing comes one year after the subcommittee first called for a company-wide OSHA investigation of Cintas. It will […]
Press Releases July 30, 2008
New York – UNITE HERE welcomes the recent resolution by Governor Edward G. Rendell committing Pennsylvania to participate in the State and Local Government SweatFree Consortium. According to Governor Rendell, “taxpayer funds should not be used to support sweatshops that profit from the sale of goods while workers are denied basic human rights.” UNITE HERE […]
Press Releases September 17, 2010
TORONTO- Hotel workers at the Toronto Hilton (145 Richmond St. West) and the Hilton Toronto Airport (5875 Airport Rd) have staged a one-day walkout to protest cutbacks at the two hotels, owned by Westmont affiliates. Picket lines will go up at 7 AM. "They tell guests that all the food is fresh and wild, but […]