Posts December 9, 2008
Demonstrating the pro-worker values that he will bring to the Presidency, Barack Obama will be sworn in to office wearing a tuxedo made by UNITE HERE members at Chicago’s Hart Schaffner Marx factory. President Elect Obama also chose a custom Hart Schaffner Marx suit to wear for his acceptance speech at the DNC. Hart Schaffner […]
Posts October 19, 2009
Hyatt housekeepers have launched a seven-city national tour to bring awareness to the mistreatment of women working at Hyatt Hotels and the hotel industry more broadly. The symbol of the Hope for Housekeepers tour is the Hope Quilt, which has been crafted by housekeepers from across the country. As the tour has progressed from city […]
Posts September 10, 2010
TORONTO–Workers at the Fairmont Royal York have gone on strike as of midnight Thursday in the midst of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and will hold a media conference today at 1:30 pm to discuss the situation. The workers, who will start picketing outside the Fairmont Royal York at 7:00 a.m. this morning, say […]
Posts March 7, 2011
After many months of bargaining, UNITE HERE and Hilton Worldwide have reached tentative settlements in three major markets–Chicago, San Francisco, and Honolulu. The agreements signal a major breakthrough in citywide hotel negotiations nationally and a path forward for hotel workers as the hospitality industry emerges from the recession. The tentative agreements, affecting nearly 4,000 workers, […]
Posts April 26, 2012
With an injury rate nearly double the national rate in 2010 according to a union analysis, current and former Pomona College dining hall employees filed a complaint with Cal/OSHA on April 26. This complaint comes as a result of debilitating injuries sustained in food service work at the college. As labor and work safety organizations […]
Posts April 25, 2013
Contract represents path forward while Hyatt is still at odds with workers [CHICAGO] – UNITE HERE Local 1 and Local 450 have reached a contract settlement with Hilton Hotels preempting the expiration of current contracts, which expire on August 31, 2013. The agreement covers over 600 workers from the Drake, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago Hilton, […]
Posts November 21, 2013
New 5-year contract covers 21,000 workers at MGM Resorts properties After a day of voting and months of negotiations, members of the Culinary and Bartenders Unions ratified a contract with MGM Resorts International. More than 97 percent of participating members voted in favor of the contract, which covers thousands of Union workers across MGM Strip […]
Posts January 29, 2014
New 5 year contract covers 13,000 Vegas workers at Caesars Entertainment properties Members of the Culinary and Bartenders Unions voted yesterday to ratify a new 5 year contract with Caesars Entertainment. 97 percent voted in favor of the agreement, which will cover about 13,000 workers in food and beverage, housekeeping, cocktails, and the bell departments. […]
Posts March 6, 2014
New 5-year Contract Covers Hundreds of Vegas Workers Las Vegas – Members of the Culinary and Bartenders Unions reached a tentative agreement for a new 5-year contract with The New Tropicana resort in Las Vegas. The tentative agreement will cover about 650 workers in food and beverage, housekeeping, cocktails and the bell departments. The negotiating […]
Posts March 21, 2014
Cafeteria workers at Simmons College in Boston and Lesley University in Cambridge are the latest in a wave of 800 campus food service workers who have joined Local 26 in greater Boston. Workers at Simmons College ratified their first union contract in January. The average cook, food server, barista, or dishwasher will see her pay […]