Press Releases June 24, 2019
NATIONWIDE—Workers who prepare, pack and deliver food and beverages served aboard flights for American, Delta, United and other airlines have voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike when released by the National Mediation Board. It was the largest such vote ever to occur in the U.S. airline catering industry, with more than 11,000 workers […]
Press Releases January 31, 2018
New York, NY – Effective January 1st, 2018, all eligible UNITE HERE workers with benefits through UNITE HERE HEALTH now have inclusive transgender health benefits, including coverage of gender confirmation surgery, hormone therapy, counseling services, and more. These benefits have already been available to all UNITE HERE union staff, and we are proud to announce […]
Press Releases October 19, 2017
Follow the action at #unitehere New York, NY – Today thousands of hospitality workers who serve their country in hotels, casinos, and airports across North America are holding demonstrations in over 40 cities for worker and immigrant justice in a political moment defined by divisive attacks against both groups by the Trump administration and its […]
Press Releases September 21, 2017
Las Vegas – Today, the Culinary Union filed another round of unfair labor practice charges against the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The Las Vegas-based casino is owned by Toronto-based Brookfield Asset Management Inc. These charges come just 12 days after the Las Vegas casino worker’s union […]
Press Releases March 10, 2016
NEW HAVEN — Over 1,500 Yale graduate employees and allies gathered at the Omni Hotel in downtown New Haven Wednesday to participate in the founding convention of a new local union for graduate teachers and researchers on Yale’s campus: UNITE HERE Local 33. “Four times in the past two years, a majority of graduate employees […]
Press Releases February 21, 2016
UNITE HERE’s Culinary Union Calls for Contract Negotiations to Begin
Press Releases December 15, 2015
LAS VEGAS, NV – The Trump International Hotel Las Vegas has filed objections to a vote held by their employees, 9 days after a majority of workers at the hotel have voted “YES” to be represented by the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and the Bartenders Union Local 165 of UNITE HERE. The Trump Hotel […]
Press Releases October 5, 2015
ATLANTA (Oct. 5, 2015) – Hyatt Regency Atlanta announced today that the hotel and its employees have ratified a new five-year union contract, reconfirming the positive labor-management relations that have been in place at the hotel for more than 30 years. The new agreement was the result of nine months of bargaining and contains a […]
Press Releases July 28, 2015
NEW YORK — An analysis of some items on Au Bon Pain’s nutrition menu (dated 6/23/15) in comparison to items on McDonald’s (6/26/15) and Burger King’s (7/15) nutrition menus has revealed that some of the bakery-café chain’s offerings contain more sodium, calories and saturated fat than those of similar categories of food at McDonald’s and […]