Press Releases November 9, 2016
Culinary Union Helps Elect first Latina to US Senate, First Latino to House for Nevada Las Vegas, NV – The 270,000 members of UNITE HERE and their hundreds of thousands of family members are standing strong today after their historic efforts to increase Latino voter turnout in the 2016 election. The union that helped Clinton […]
Press Releases October 13, 2011
"We represent the employees of Chicago Public Schools who are not teachers. We are the Aides, Security Guards, Custodians, Engineers, Lunchroom Workers and all the other workers who are responsible for Chicago’s children from the moment they step on to the school grounds in the morning until they leave at the end of the day. […]
Press Releases April 29, 2016
See coverage from NBC Los Angeles: ‘Luxury Hotel Workers Claim Unsanitary Conditions’ [LOS ANGELES] Housekeeping department employees of the Sofitel Los Angeles have filed a complaint with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) alleging that they do not have the proper equipment to safely handle linen contaminated with blood or to remove […]
Press Releases April 16, 2015
Housekeepers at the Hotel Monaco in downtown Chicago are on strike today to demand a fair process to organize a union. Striking room attendants will hold a rally and press conference at Daley Plaza today at 11:00 am, with union and non-union housekeepers from across Chicago. Workers at the Hotel Monaco first approached hotel management […]
Press Releases March 6, 2021
Union President: “We’re looking to the House to pass this swiftly so that essential aid and health care coverage can get to millions of workers who need it most.” WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the union of hospitality workers, UNITE HERE, praised Senate Democrats for passing the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan, including 100% funding for COBRA coverage […]
Press Releases January 27, 2022
Washington, D.C.— Hotel workers across the U.S. organized a National Day of Action on Thursday to shine a light on the “shadow boss” hotel owners they say are driving cuts to jobs and services in the hospitality industry. Hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE is calling on major hotel owners called REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) […]