Press Releases January 28, 2015
Today, student activists, including chapters of United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS), are demanding meetings with Au Bon Pain outlet managers on their campuses to discuss the company’s response to union organizing at Philadelphia Airport. Au Bon Pain has refused to give its employees at the Philadelphia Airport a fair process to organize a union. Some […]
Press Releases June 12, 2007
NEW YORK, June 12 — U.S. and Canadian university students joined apparel and service workers today to announce the beginning of a Back-to-School boycott of American Eagle Outfitters near the retailer’s Union Square store. Today’s rally coincided with American Eagle’s annual shareholder meeting in midtown Manhattan and featured hundreds of activists pledging not to purchase […]
Posts April 19, 2023
Link to PDF of letter on letterhead The Honorable Bernie Sanders Chair Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Bill Cassidy, M.D. Ranking Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions U.S. Senate Washington D.C. 20510 Dear Chair Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy, and Members of the Senate […]
Pages March 30, 2014
UNITE HERE’s history can be traced to the beginnings of the North American labor movement and is rooted in organizing among workers in the garment and restaurant industries. Past and present, immigrant workers, Black workers and other people of color have been at the center of our Union’s efforts to end poverty and change lives—from […]
Posts May 25, 2005
The state of Connecticut spends millions of dollars each year buying or renting uniforms for its state employees, and the state’s public university systems license tens of millions of dollars worth of apparel each year. Following the precedent set by states, cities, and universities across the U.S., Connecticut is considering a law that would make […]
Posts January 31, 2011
Chanting "HEI, you’re no good; treat your workers like you should," dozens of university students from across the country walked the picket line in solidarity with hotel workers outside the Sheraton Crystal City in Virginia on Saturday night, January 29, expressing outrage over labor rights violations allegedly committed by the hotel and its corporate investor, […]
Posts September 26, 2007
As classes resumed this month, students at more than twenty campuses across North America participated in a Week of Action to spread the word about the ongoing boycott of teen retailer American Eagle Outfitters. College students from Ottawa to Miami and San Antonio to Montreal are supporting the back-to-school boycott protesting workers’ rights abuses at […]
Posts July 10, 2007
Today teen apparel retailer American Eagle Outfitters launched its back-to-school clothing line at stores across North America. At the same time, UNITE HERE and student groups announced they would step up the “American Vulture” campaign, which calls for a boycott of the company until it enforces its Code of Conduct and prevents worker intimidation at […]
Posts June 13, 2007
University students joined UNITE HERE members and supporters yesterday to announce the beginning of a Back-to-School boycott of American Eagle Outfitters near the retailer’s Union Square store. The rally coincided with American Eagle’s annual shareholder meeting in Manhattan and featured hundreds of activists pledging not to purchase clothing from the chain store until it enforces […]
Posts June 30, 2005
San Francisco, CA-“Earlier this week, Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor Tom Ammiano held a press conference to introduce anti-sweatshop legislation that, if passed by the board, will become the strongest sweatshop-free legislation and a model that can be adopted by cities throughout the country. Over the past six months, a coalition of 50 labor, faith-based, […]
UNITE HERE represents workers throughout the United States and Canada.