Pages August 14, 2017
Thank you for taking action. Learn more about SB 17 below. SB 17 is a common-sense approach to providing transparency in drug pricing which will help ensure access to affordable prescription drugs for Californians. Prescription drug prices continue to skyrocket year after year, despite intense public scrutiny. Drug companies can increase prices whenever they want, […]
Press Releases April 25, 2017
NEW HAVEN — After the Yale administration flouted a second and final deadline to begin contract negotiations, graduate teachers in Local 33–UNITE HERE at Yale University announced Tuesday that they have begun an indefinite fast they are calling the Fast Against Slow. “I’ve been waiting for Yale to negotiate for four years. That doesn’t seem […]
Press Releases May 4, 2017
NEW HAVEN — Eight graduate teachers at Yale University have gone over a week without eating or drinking anything except water. Fasters and their allies observed the milestone with a vigil at the home of Yale President Peter Salovey. At the Tuesday evening vigil, the fasters knocked on the door of the president’s mansion while […]
Pages July 2, 2020
After several months with this pandemic, we are learning the practices that help to keep us safe, and help us to keep others safe. This overview and scenarios are a guide for you to enforce your rights and follow those safety practices in the workplace. Safety Practices Your union supports government and public health recommendations […]
Press Releases August 31, 2009
HONOLULU – A week after more than 1,000 Local 5 health care workers and their supporters rallied in front of Kaiser’s Honolulu and Wailuku Clinics, the hotel and healthcare workers’ union UNITE HERE Local 5 has launched a website, www.Local5Deliver.org, as part of their 2009 statewide contract campaign. Local 5’s new website features an online […]
Press Releases December 6, 2006
500 to Participate in Opening Candlelight Vigil on Century Boulevard; Rev. Cecil Murray, Bishop Gabino Zavala to Lead Blessing of Fasters Hotels Seek to RepeaI Wage Law Through Ballot Referendum What: Start of seven-day fast by LAX hotel workers in support of a living wage. When: Wednesday, December 6 Noon – Blessing of the Fasters […]
Press Releases June 17, 2013
Philadelphia, PA – A group of Philadelphia public school parents and staff began a fast today to call attention to their demand for safe schools. The elimination of more than 1,200 student safety staff from schools across the district, including those on the federal "persistently dangerous" schools list, places Philadelphia’s students in danger. The group […]
Press Releases October 5, 2022
San Francisco, Calif. – A thousand fast-food workers at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) have won a $5 per hour raise and free family health care after shutting down most of the airport’s food and beverage outlets during a three-day strike. The workers, members of the hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE Local 2, ratified their new […]
Press Releases February 10, 2010
By giving up food and remaining 24-hours-a-day at the doorstep of Disney, fasters hope to bring attention to health and safety problems occurring inside Disneyland hotels. Anaheim, CA – Disneyland Hotel Workers began a water-only fast Tuesday evening, February 10, 2010, in a spiritual effort to communicate their health and safety concerns with the Walt […]
Press Releases April 18, 2016
LAS VEGAS–UNITE HERE invites prospective investors to review its critical analysis of the second-class IPO by Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (proposed NASDAQ ticker: RRR) at: www.RRRIPOdissected.org. Investors who buy Red Rock’s second-class shares on offer will gain a minority (33%) stake in the once-bankrupt Las Vegas casino and tavern operator, Station Casinos. “It is alarming […]