Pages April 13, 2018
Environmental Services Department (ESD) workers cite job security, fair wage increases, and a voice in the workplace as they push to become the fifth union-represented department at the resort. MASHANTUCKET, CT – Hundreds of employees of Foxwoods Resort and Casino are one step closer to having a voice in their workplace to speak up for […]
Press Releases September 1, 2004
What: Public hearing by Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency on proposal to grant over $600,000 in county tax breaks to Cintas Corp., the country’s largest industrial laundry company. When: Tuesday, September 7, 11 a.m. Where: Lysander Town Hall, 6 Lock St., Baldwinsville, just off E. Gennessee St. (Route 31). Who: Workers from local laundries who […]
Press Releases September 8, 2004
Indianapolis, IN, Wednesday, Sept. 8 – Workers from Pearson Education, local labor leaders, and politicians testified at a public hearing today and asked that Indiana reject textbook submissions by Pearson Education and its imprint Prentice Hall. The hearing was held by the Indiana Advisory Committee on Textbook Adoptions, which is in the process of reviewing […]
Press Releases September 13, 2004
Earlier this month, an important new documentary about the loss of American jobs to foreign competition was released nationwide. The film, called “American Jobs”, examines the impact that global outsourcing has had on American families as they experience the loss of middle-class jobs and face bankruptcy, no health insurance and an uncertain future. It also […]
Press Releases October 26, 2004
What: Rally of laid-off workers and students who want to know “Where have the jobs gone?” When: Thursday, October 28, at Noon Where: Olympia Park, 1050 Olympia Avenue (Across from Olympia Mills) Who: Workers who have already or may soon lose their textile and manufacturing jobs from Celanese and other plants. Benedict College, Allen University, […]
Press Releases November 22, 2004
When: Tuesday, November 23rd at 4:30 p.m. Where: March will begin simultaneously at Radisson Plaza Warwick Hotel (17th and Locust) and the Wyndham Philadelphia at Franklin Plaza Hotel (17th and Race) and culminate with a rally at Love Park (15th and JFK). Who: Hundreds of local hotel workers and their supporters. Local union members and […]
Press Releases December 15, 2004
Vallejo, CA-On the day of their union contract expiration, laundry workers from Angelica Textile Services joined with members and leaders of local unions to demand significant improvements to working conditions. In contract negotiations with Angelica, the country’s leading industrial healthcare laundry company, workers are seeking changes reduce the risk of injury from dangerous equipment, hazardous […]
Press Releases February 8, 2005
(New York, NY) – Late last year, the bargaining team for UNITE HERE workers and Duane Reade agreed to a one year agreement providing improvements in wages and benefits. After a protracted negotiation, the contract will be retroactive to the April 1, 2004 date of the prior contract’s expiration. Workers will receive a wage increase […]
Press Releases May 26, 2005
On Monday, May 23rd, members of UNITE HERE Local 274 ratified a new (3) three-year contract with the Hilton Garden Inn. A secret ballot ratification vote was held at the hotel after a presentation of the contract improvements was made to the members. The new contract was ratified overwhelmingly during meetings held at the hotel. […]
Press Releases June 14, 2005
ST. LOUIS, Missouri (June 14, 2005) – Angelica Corporation and UNITE HERE have entered into an agreement resolving their ongoing labor dispute. UNITE HERE is the collective bargaining representative for production workers at 23 of Angelica’s 35 laundry facilities across the country. For more than a year, Angelica and UNITE HERE have been engaged in […]