Posts May 9, 2012
On Tuesday, April 24, workers employed by Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality at Chicago State University voted overwhelmingly to join UNITE HERE Local 1. The workers had been organizing for months in advance of the vote. "Winning a voice on the job means a lot to us. My coworkers and I have really come together to form this […]
Posts July 3, 2012
Last Wednesday, the members of UNITE HERE! Local 35 and Local 34 unanimously ratified four-year contracts with Yale University. The contracts provide opportunities for job advancement, quality, affordable healthcare, and substantial wage increases for approximately 1200 service and maintenance employees in Local 35, and 3500 clerical and technical employees in Local 34. The contracts ensure […]
Posts September 10, 2012
Early this morning, the approximately 25,000 members of the Chicago Teachers Union walked out on strike to continue their effort to create schools – and workplaces – that can provide the best education possible for our city’s children. UNITE HERE Local 1, which represents 3,200 lunchroom workers in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), stands strongly […]
Posts September 13, 2012
One hundred and twenty Local 23 members in DC in six cafeterias operated by IL Creations unanimously ratified their new collective bargaining agreement. After working without a contract for up to four years in some of the locations, "by standing together, taking part in rallies and other job actions" the workers won a master agreement […]
Posts June 4, 2013
After months of organizing and building campus solidarity, workers at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management have successfully joined UNITE HERE Local 1! The roughly 130 workers provide a variety of services – from cooking meals to setting up meeting spaces and cleaning hotel rooms – for guests at Kellogg’s premier conference center and food […]
Posts September 17, 2013
Workers overwhelming approve agreement providing raises, affordable health care Indianapolis, Ind. — Workers employed by Aramark at Butler and Marian Universities have ratified their first union contract, overwhelmingly approving the agreement 115-1. Campus and food service workers at both universities were recognized as a union within the last year. The contract comes after over eight […]
Posts October 23, 2013
With the government shutdown now behind us, labor and community activists seek to capitalize on the current political moment and push through commonsense immigration policy reform. President Obama has signaled that immigration reform is at the top of his political agenda following the shutdown. It is up to us to make sure working families have […]
Posts December 20, 2013
ORLANDO – In a first-of-its-kind poll, more than 7,000 employees cast ballots on Wednesday in support of their union’s new approach to contract negotiations for housekeepers, custodians and food and beverage workers at Walt Disney World Resort. With workers’ contract set to expire in March 2014, Wednesday’s vote signaled approval for a new bargaining process […]
Posts November 10, 2014
After organizing to join UNITE HERE Local 8, workers at the Experience Music Project (EMP) overwhelmingly ratified their first contract on October 27, 2014.
Posts March 25, 2015
March 25, 2015, is the 104th Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York’s Greenwich Village. This tragedy took the lives of 146 young immigrant garment workers and galvanized a reform movement to raise standards for workers.