Press Releases April 11, 2011
Baltimore, MD–More than 60 campus dining workers at Stevenson University have won union representation, choosing to join UNITE HERE Local 7. Campus dining workers at the Maryland liberal arts university are employees of the multinational food service company Sodexo. The campus dining workers at Stevenson won union representation with UNITE HERE Local 7 on Friday, […]
Press Releases May 3, 2012
[Chicago, IL] Over the past four months, Chicago’s lunchroom workers have spoken with parents across the city about their vision for the food served to Chicago’s schoolchildren. The workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 1, also took their vision for freshly cooked food to the bargaining table. Today, in a landmark agreement, the workers and […]
Press Releases November 21, 2014
[Las Vegas, NV] Today President Obama will share his immigration action plans with the world in Las Vegas, joined by hundreds of supporters, including members of Nevada’s biggest organization representing immigrants—UNITE HERE’s Culinary Workers Union, Local 226. Thousands of the union’s members and their families will benefit from the action, fulfilling a hope for change […]
Press Releases June 28, 2016
Atlantic City, NJ—Underpaid Atlantic City casino workers said today that they’re angry by the lack of progress in contract negotiations with Caesars, Bally’s, Harrah’s, Tropicana, and Trump Taj Mahal, and announced an emergency strike captain training tomorrow ahead of their July 1st strike deadline. On June 16, 96% of casino workers, including housekeepers, bartenders, cooks, […]
Press Releases July 13, 2016
Striking casino workers joined by Hedge Clippers and Take on Wall Street protest Trump associate’s brand of profiteering NEW YORK – Today, Trump Taj Mahal casino workers who went on strike July 1 to save good middle-class jobs are taking their protests from the Atlantic City Boardwalk to the office doorstep of casino owner, corporate […]
Press Releases October 26, 2017
New York, NY – Today thousands of UNITE HERE hospitality workers are mobilizing in over a dozen American cities to push for renewal of expiring Temporary Protective Status (TPS) designations. The day of action comes as part of the union’s push ahead of an expected November decision on TPS renewals for Central American countries and […]
Press Releases November 6, 2017
New York, NY – The termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for recipients born in Nicaragua by the Department of Homeland Security, and the non-commitment to protect Honduran TPS beyond July 2018, is an inhumane and immoral decision that could have devastating impacts on hundreds of thousands of families and the U.S. economy. UNITE HERE […]
Press Releases November 9, 2017
Washington, DC – Today’s breaking news that White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly meddled in the Honduran TPS extension decision of the Department of Homeland Security is a misuse of political power and raises major questions about the integrity of DHS’ decision making process. “Today’s revelation that the White House attempted to strong […]
Press Releases November 20, 2017
New York, NY – The termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 50,000 Haitian immigrants by the Department of Homeland Security is inhumane and wrong for these 50,000 Haitian workers, their families and American-born children, and the economic viability of the tourism and hospitality industries in the United States. “Today DHS and the Trump administration […]
Press Releases January 8, 2018
New York, NY – The announcement today that the Department of Homeland Security plans to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will create a humanitarian crisis for the nearly 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants and their families who have been working and living in America for up to decades. The loss of work authorizations for dedicated and long […]