Press Releases January 9, 2012
Indianapolis, IN – Hotel workers in Indianapolis filed a lawsuit in federal court today against Hospitality Staffing Solutions (HSS) and ten major hotels for alleged wage and hour violations. This landmark lawsuit is the broadest wage and hour case in the history of the Indianapolis hotel industry. If the lawsuit is certified as a collective […]
Press Releases May 4, 2012
In just six weeks, the Long Beach Living Wage Coalition has collected some 30,000 signatures to qualify the city ordinance for the November ballot. In what would normally be a multiple-month campaign, a huge team of volunteers and canvassers went door-to-door talking to Long Beach residents about the need for a Living Wage for hospitality […]
Press Releases August 27, 2013
SEATTLE, WA — Seattle Hyatt hotel workers and supporters are launching a boycott of the Hyatt at Olive 8 and the Grand Hyatt Seattle, denouncing difficult working conditions, unaffordable healthcare, and use of subcontracted workers. Seattle Hyatt workers also say the hotels’ local owner, Richard Hedreen, has refused to agree to a fair process for […]
Press Releases December 11, 2014
LOS ANGELES – USC Workers will vote this Thursday to authorize a strike as they fight on for higher wages. The vote count will take place at the United University Church on campus. Inspired by fast food workers who have taken a huge risk by walking out on the job in their fight for $15 […]
Press Releases October 26, 2015
Philadelphia—Last Friday, fast food and restaurant workers at Philadelphia Airport unanimously approved their first union contract covering nearly 100 workers. This victory ensures workers will receive raises over the next two and a half years, which, together with scheduling protections, will double their take home pay and provide much needed stable jobs. The contract guarantees: […]
Press Releases September 27, 2016
Las Vegas, NV – Citing federal law allowing boycotts for the purpose of forcing an employer to honor their duty to bargain, UNITE HERE, the parent union of the Culinary Union which is certified as the bargaining representative of workers at Trump Hotel Las Vegas, has called for a national boycott of businesses Donald J. […]
Press Releases May 30, 2018
Las Vegas, NV – New investor alerts from UNITE HERE Gaming Research, the research arm of the hospitality workers’ union, project that a one-month strike in Las Vegas could cost the two largest employers on the Las Vegas Strip – MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR) – over $300 million […]
Press Releases June 15, 2018
Toronto, Ontario – Members of UNITE HERE Local 75 ratified a new collective agreement with the Fairmont Royal York Hotel Friday that represents the strongest agreement in Toronto’s hospitality sector. The four-year contract makes Fairmont Royal York workers the highest paid hotel workers in the GTA by far and includes a 14.5% wage increase and […]
Press Releases August 9, 2018
Following Senate President Steve Sweeney’s introduction of a bill to close United’s jet fuel tax break and fund the PATH extension to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), UNITE HERE has released a new report in support of the legislation. The report, “Does United Need a Free Ride?,” details how the airline stands to benefit from […]
Press Releases December 12, 2018
DULLES – Today, Virginia lawmakers announced legislation to provide millions of dollars in toll relief to commuters on the Dulles Toll Road. The bill, sponsored by Delegate Elizabeth Guzman, would lower tolls by ending United Airlines’ jet fuel tax break and directing that revenue towards the Silver Line Project, currently funded largely by tolls. “Virginia […]