Posts August 9, 2007
Hundreds of workers from across the country rallied in New York’s financial district to highlight problems workers face in the food service industry, including low wages, lack of affordable benefits, and no paid sick leave. “Workers right here on Wall Street – serving some of the richest companies in the world – can barely feed […]
Posts February 5, 2010
Disneyland Hotel Workers announced Thursday that they plan to engage in a water-only fast starting on Feb. 9, 2010. Workers say they are fasting because of concerns about health and safety at work. While more than 2,000 hotel workers have been without the protection of a contract, workload and managerial pressure has increased and staffing […]
Press Releases March 20, 2024
Download photos and b-roll from the picket line here. Menlo Park, CA – Hundreds of Flagship food service workers picketed their employer’s cafeteria at the Meta Menlo Park headquarters today, calling for a new union contract with significant raises.  Flagship workers in Menlo Park participated in a survey with other employees of Meta’s food service […]
Press Releases February 5, 2015
The federal action comes amidst efforts by #strikefastfood, Fast Food Forward, and $15 Now to bring the issue of fast food jobs to the forefront of public consciousness. Au Bon Pain at Philadelphia Airport is the latest to join a long list of fast food companies that are being challenged by unions, students and politicians across the country.
Press Releases November 18, 2022
WHAT: Zoom press conference. Hear from food service workers and union leaders about the need for new union contracts that address stagnant wages and poor working conditions. Media RSVP link for Zoom here. WHO: Sodexo food service workers from Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center and the Las Vegas Convention Center; UNITE HERE International President D. […]
Press Releases March 14, 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 2:30 – 4 pm WHO: Flagship dishwashers, receivers, hosts, servers, and cooks; other members of hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE Local 19, including contracted cafeteria workers from Google; and supporters. WHAT: A picket of the Flagship-operated cafeteria at Meta Menlo Park. Workers will be wearing red t-shirts and holding […]
Press Releases October 20, 2009
LOS ANGELES – More than 600 University of Southern California food service workers, represented by UNITE HERE Local 11, ratified a new contract on Friday, Oct. 16 with a significant wage increase and the preservation of free family healthcare. The USC employees won wage increases of up to $2.45 per hour and upheld the Local […]
Press Releases March 13, 2018
MENLO PARK—In late February, approximately 500 food service workers at Facebook’s Menlo Park headquarters voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first union contract with Facebook’s food service contractor Flagship Facility Services. The five-year contract includes needed economic improvements including: $4.75 per hour in raises, affordable healthcare, and a defined benefit pension plan. “We’re glad to have […]
Posts November 28, 2016
UNITE HERE Local 100 members attended New York Mayor Bill De Blasio’s bill signing, on October 31st 2016 at city hall, enacting legislation that protects food service workers. This bill requires a 90-day retention period, for food service workers, when an owner or operator terminates a food service contract for a corporate cafeteria, college, arena, […]
Press Releases February 4, 2010
Anaheim, CA – Disneyland Hotel Workers announced Thursday that they plan to engage in a water-only fast starting on Feb. 9, 2010. Workers say they are fasting for health and safety at work. While more than 2,000 hotel workers have been without the protection of a contract, workload and managerial pressure has increased and staffing […]