Posts July 10, 2007
Today teen apparel retailer American Eagle Outfitters launched its back-to-school clothing line at stores across North America. At the same time, UNITE HERE and student groups announced they would step up the “American Vulture” campaign, which calls for a boycott of the company until it enforces its Code of Conduct and prevents worker intimidation at […]
Press Releases November 30, 2006
SAN JOSE-The High Tech-Biotech Corridor runs from San Jose up the Peninsula to South San Francisco. These industries act as the economic engine of the Bay Area, providing jobs and technological innovation for the region. Santa Clara County has more than 110 big businesses, more than San Francisco and Alameda counties combined. While companies in […]
Press Releases September 28, 2007
Philadelphia – UNITE HERE, the union representing cafeteria workers in the Philadelphia School District, and SEIU, the union representing janitorial workers in the Philadelphia School District, released an analysis today illustrating Aramark’s mismanagement of the Philadelphia Schools’ full-service school cafeterias and called for an independent audit of the circumstances surrounding the monitoring of the contract. […]
Press Releases December 3, 2019
Livestream: www.Facebook.com/Culinary226 Follow along on Twitter: @Culinary226 & @UNITEHERE WHAT: Town Halls with union members and Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Vice President Joe Biden to discuss issues important to working people in the 2020 U.S. presidential race. UNITE HERE will also host a roundtable (that will not be attended by candidates) with union members from across the […]
Press Releases May 30, 2018
Las Vegas, NV – New investor alerts from UNITE HERE Gaming Research, the research arm of the hospitality workers’ union, project that a one-month strike in Las Vegas could cost the two largest employers on the Las Vegas Strip – MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR) – over $300 million […]
Pages May 22, 2014
For the Canadian Member Data Privacy Policy, click here. UNITE HERE has created this privacy notice to explain how we use information that you may provide while visiting our website and/or visiting UNITE HERE’s pages or accounts on third-party websites (such as Facebook and Twitter), and to demonstrate our firm commitment to Internet privacy. UNITE […]
Pages June 3, 2014
UNITE HERE members stay healthy with comprehensive, affordable health care. With UNITE HERE, tens of thousands of families have access to high quality care that our members—cooks, room cleaners, and busboys—can actually afford. In cities like Chicago and Los Angeles, members pay $50 or less in monthly premiums to cover their entire families. In Atlantic […]
Press Releases November 13, 2017
Washington, DC – Donald Trump’s selected candidate to head the Department of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, is a pharmaceutical industry profiteer whose senior role with Eli Lilly during periods of criminal practices and prescription drug price gouging is disqualifying. During Alex Azar’s time in top leadership at Eli Lilly, insulin prices nearly quadrupled. […]
Press Releases July 18, 2023
Vancouver, BC – Downtown hospitality workers at the Hyatt Regency, Westin Bayshore and Pinnacle Harbourfront hotels have voted in favour of strike action, concerned about job security and the cost of living in Vancouver. The workers – including room attendants, front desk agents, kitchen staff, servers, and bellman represented by UNITE HERE Local 40 – […]
Press Releases October 11, 2018
New York, NY – A major study published by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) shows clearly that taxing employer-sponsored healthcare benefits, a cornerstone of Republican healthcare policy, will drive the cost of coverage beyond the reach of UNITE HERE members and working-class Americans. “This EPI study should be a wake-up call to politicians who push […]