Posts September 10, 2021
On this 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, UNITE HERE remembers all those who lost their lives on that tragic day. We hold especially close the memory of our 43 sisters and brothers from UNITE HERE Local 100 who died while working at Windows on the World, a restaurant located at the top of the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
Posts March 23, 2017
SILVER SPRING, Maryland – Union, immigration and religious leaders are honoring D. Taylor, president of the UNITE HERE labor union, for his commitment to immigrant workers at a reception March 23 at the Friars Club in New York. The fundraising event will benefit the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., known as CLINIC. “D Taylor represents […]
Press Releases November 28, 2018
Media outlets may download photos and videos of the last day of picketing and the ratification vote here, crediting UNITE HERE Local 5. (HONOLULU) – Local 5 members voted overwhelmingly today to ratify a historic contract for 2,700 workers at five Maui and Waikiki hotels. The contract includes hard-won gains: job security; reductions in subcontracting […]
Posts September 11, 2013
On the 12th anniversary of September 11, 2001, UNITE HERE remembers all those who lost their lives on that tragic day. We hold especially close the memory of our 43 sisters and brothers from UNITE HERE Local 100 who died while working at Windows on the World, a restaurant located at the top of the […]
Posts September 11, 2012
On the 11th anniversary of September 11, 2001, UNITE HERE remembers all those who lost their lives on that tragic day. We hold especially close the memory of our 43 sisters and brothers from UNITE HERE Local 100 who died while working at Windows on the World, a restaurant located at the top of the […]
Press Releases November 26, 2019
NATIONWIDE—Hundreds were arrested and thousands more demonstrated at airports nationwide on one of the busiest travel days in the U.S.—the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. The protests were led by airline catering workers who provide inflight food and beverage services for all major U.S. airlines, including American Airlines. Through marches, pickets, sit-downs and die-ins, workers called on […]
Posts February 21, 2013
After 3-Year "David and Goliath" Struggle, Country Club Workers Win Secure Jobs, Family Health Care PLEASANTON, CA – After a dogged three-year battle – including an illegal lockout that lasted longer than the siege of Leningrad – food service workers at Castlewood Country Club won a great contract that provides job security, affordable family health […]
Posts May 13, 2010
On Wednesday, May 12, at a ceremony attended by retired ILGWU members and their families, the Retired Officers of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ROI) became a chartered retiree association of UNITE HERE. The Retired Officers of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union organization is composed of over 300 members, approximately 200 who live […]
Press Releases January 27, 2020
Follow #FastForOurFamilies all week on Twitter and Instagram. MIAMI – Today, catering workers serving American Airlines launched a “Fast For Our Families” that will run through Saturday. The nine fasters, who are airline catering workers from Miami, New York, San Francisco and Minneapolis were joined in solidarity by National Football Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, […]