Press Releases May 3, 2018
Washington, DC ā Eight Marriott hotel workers from four different cities will be flying to the annual Marriott shareholder meeting in Washington, DC on May 4th to question top executives and directors on the pervasive problem of sexual harassment facing hotel housekeepers. UNITE HERE hotel workers have made international news headlines in the past six […]
Press Releases November 8, 2017
Richmond, VA ā Despite the Pharmaceutical industry working with the Republican Attorney Generalās Association, or RAGA, to buy the Virginia Attorney Generalās seat, the will of voters has again thwarted Big Pharma with John Adamsā defeat. āBig Pharma poured $1,789,755 in to RAGA this cycle, and even after they spent a quarter million of that […]
Press Releases July 21, 2021
Las Vegas, NV ā On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, the United States District Court in Nevada ordered a rare and extraordinary injunction against Station Casinosā Red Rock Casino for their outrageous conduct during the December 2019 National Labor Board Relations (NLRB) union election at the property. In its thorough 34-page decision, the federal court found […]
Press Releases August 8, 2018
WHO: UNITE HERE International President D. Taylor and General Vice President Maria Elena Durazo, AFSCME International Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride, UFCW Secretary-Treasurer Esther Lopez, IUPAT General President Ken Rigmaiden, Philadelphia AFL-CIO; over 5,000 private sector, public sector, and trades union members from across the East Coast WHEN: Wednesday, Aug 15, 2018, 4:00pm WHERE: Penn’s Landing, 101 […]
Press Releases May 14, 2010
San Francisco, CA– California’s largest hospitality union, UNITEHERE, has launched a new campaign designed to draw attention to the safety and ethics records of the popular tour operator, Tauck Tours. This campaign is part of UNITE HERE International’s ongoing efforts to raise awareness about consumer safety in the hospitality and tourism sectors. The tour operator, […]
Press Releases May 4, 2018
Washington, DC ā Today as the Trump administration terminated Temporary Protected Status for Honduran immigrants, UNITE HERE called for immediate congressional action to create a pathway to citizenship for these TPS holders who have lived and worked legally in America for decades. āGang violence, murder, and extortion of innocent civilians is out of control in […]
Press Mentions January 5, 2004
Posts January 23, 2012
Today, housekeepers’ union UNITE HERE is asking the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to consider a new proposal to prevent disabling injuries in hotel room cleaners and save hotels money on workers compensation claims. The proposed safety standard complements Senate Bill 432, a two-year bill that when introduced last year stirred considerable debate […]
Posts October 3, 2011
A California state hearing officer has found the Embassy Suites in Irvine guilty of denying rest breaks to hotel workers and has ordered the hotel pay $36,000 to workers. Dozens of hotel workers filed complaints with the State of California in August 2010 after being denied the breaks to which they were entitled by law. […]
Posts October 13, 2005
Madison, WI-"At the Common Council meeting of October 11, a new ordinance creating humane standards for city garment purchases was adopted unanimously. The new policy requires that apparel purchases by the city, like uniforms for police, fire and parks departments, be made in conditions that respect the economic dignity and human rights of workers, including […]
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