Press Releases March 14, 2005
What: Over 100 UNITE HERE International Union officers will join in support of the Monterey Bay Travelodge workers at a Wednesday rally in front of the hotel. This rally follows more than seven months of weekly demonstrations, which have drawn over 1,200 participants. The Travelodge workers, the union and other Monterey Bay community members are […]
Press Releases October 31, 2016
Hospitality Union Seeks to Elect First Latina Senator, Stop Healthcare Taxes Las Vegas, NV –The largest political operation in the battleground state of Nevada will double in size today as over 150 UNITE HERE members from across the country join canvassing teams from the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 in Clark and Washoe counties. The […]
Press Releases November 12, 2022
UNITE HERE Statement on Sen. Cortez-Masto Win: Landmark Victories in NV, AZ and PA a Testament to the Power of Working People The union that ran the largest field operation in NV, AZ, and PA announces plans to build off its general election canvass program in GA for the Senate runoff. Today, UNITE HERE — the […]
Press Releases January 10, 2017
Washington—Today the Alliance to Fight the 40, a broad-based coalition committed to repealing the 40 percent tax on employer-sponsored health benefits – the so-called “Cadillac Tax” – applauded Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV), Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), and Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), for their bipartisan, bicameral reintroduction of legislation to protect the […]
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 April 1, 2024
Photos >> NEW YORK—On March 31, 2024, D. Taylor stepped down from his role as President of UNITE HERE, leaving behind a legacy defined by record union growth and groundbreaking raised standards for service-sector jobs. Taylor prioritized organizing in places written off by most, continuing that growth even as the global pandemic devastated the hospitality […]
Press Releases November 9, 2010
Washington, D.C. – D.C. hotel workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 25, will conduct a rally and march beginning at Farragut Square on Wednesday, November 10 at 5pm. Over 4,500 hotel workers have been bargaining with Hilton, Marriott, Starwood, Hyatt and other members of the Hotel Association of Washington since early August and have yet […]
Press Releases September 14, 2022
With stakes higher than ever for the 2022 midterms, the hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE is bringing “Workers to the Front,” running the largest door-to-door canvassing efforts in three high-profile battleground states. Watch the full press conference (YouTube) | Photo highlights from the field (NV, AZ, PA) | Press release online | Press release on […]
Press Releases October 7, 2010
LONG BEACH – A second wave of workers from a HEI-owned hotel are filing complaints against the company today, alleging HEI Hotels has again broken state law by not giving workers breaks. In the complaints, workers from the Hilton Long Beach demand that hotel-owner HEI pay workers thousands in back pay for repeatedly denying 10-minute […]
Press Releases August 25, 2018
[ORLANDO, Fl.] The six labor unions representing 38,000 service employees at Walt Disney World have reached an historic contract settlement that will raise starting pay from $10 to $15. The union raises will bring an estimated $1 billion influx of additional wages into the Central Florida economy over the term of the four-year contract. “These […]