Press Releases October 18, 2017
Washington, DC – In advance of an expected early November decision from the Department of Homeland Security regarding the fate of Central American TPS recipients, UNITE HERE is outlining plans for a national campaign to save TPS. The union, which consists of 270,000 hospitality workers, represents many immigrants including thousands working on TPS worker authorizations. […]
Press Releases April 26, 2018
San Francisco, CA – On Thursday morning at 5am, UNITE HERE hotel workers went on strike at the infamous men-only Bohemian Club hotel in downtown San Francisco following months of failure from management to address worker concerns in contract negotiations. The strike, occurring over two days, was authorized with a 93% strike vote by Bohemian Club workers, […]
Posts January 27, 2012
School lunch was all over the national news this week and the lunchroom workers from UNITE HERE Local 1 in Chicago were right in the middle of it. After doing hundreds of surveys about school food with members, UNITE HERE Local 1 held a rally on January 24 to release a report, “Feeding Chicago’s Kids […]
Posts July 11, 2016
This statement courtesy of our coalition partners in Orlando. As we approach one month since the massacre at Pulse Nightclub and continue to be plagued with violence, it is clear that our elected leaders have failed us. Today, residents of Orlando begin a #SitInForThe49 to demand action of Sen. Marco Rubio and all elected officials […]
Press Releases January 24, 2012
Chicago, IL — Today, lunchroom workers who are members of UNITE HERE Local 1 are based on surveys from hundreds of lunchroom workers. The report, entitled "Feeding Chicago’s Kids the Food They Deserve: The Lunch Ladies’ View of Meals at Chicago Public Schools," reveals the inside story of the struggle our schools face in improving […]
Press Releases November 10, 2015
LOS ANGELES, CA— María Elena Durazo, UNITE HERE General Vice President for Immigration, Civil Rights, and Diversity, is urging the United States Department of Justice to act with urgency on appealing the recent injunction against President Barack Obama’s executive policy on immigration. “We must continue our fight and demand immediate action,” Durazo said on Tuesday. […]
Posts May 1, 2013
Claremont – Pomona College Dining Hall workers voted in favor of joining UNITE HERE Local 11 on Tuesday. A group of workers, joined by student and faculty allies, erupted in emotional applause as the results were read. The victory closes a long chapter in the workers’ struggle to gain union representation, which publicly began when […]
Press Releases July 8, 2010
Union estimates lost earnings and benefits to total at least $250,000 Chicago, IL – In a major ruling this week, an administrative law judge of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that owners and management of the Blackstone Hotel had violated federal labor law by illegally firing workers, cutting staff benefits, and circulating a […]
Press Releases November 29, 2017
Washington, DC – With the first confirmation hearing for former Eli Lilly executive Alex Azar underway now, the union that has been tackling big pharma at the state level, and winning new consumer protections against prescription drug price gouging, has laid out the most pressing questions that Azar must answer to reconcile what some say is a disqualifying conflict of […]