Press Releases September 28, 2006
WHAT: Thousands will march and 400 immigrants, workers, religious leaders, community members and students will shut down Century Blvd. near the Los Angeles International Airport and risk arrest in the largest act of non -violent civil disobedience on record in the history of Los Angeles. WHO: Immigrant hotel workers; We Are America Coalition, CA Senator […]
Press Releases December 6, 2006
500 to Participate in Opening Candlelight Vigil on Century Boulevard; Rev. Cecil Murray, Bishop Gabino Zavala to Lead Blessing of Fasters Hotels Seek to RepeaI Wage Law Through Ballot Referendum What: Start of seven-day fast by LAX hotel workers in support of a living wage. When: Wednesday, December 6 Noon – Blessing of the Fasters […]
Press Releases February 3, 2007
Madison, WI: Protesters gathered today to demand that St Mary’s Hospital, “have a heart.” They are protesting the hospital’s contracting with Superior Health Linens, a company that pays poverty wages and which they say has disregarded workers’ health and safety. Superior’s Madison plant launders the hospital’s linens. The “have a heart” message might be familiar […]
Press Releases February 14, 2007
What: Political rally to get out the vote and get Alderman Haithcock out of office Who: Chicago Hotel Workers and Aldermanic Candidates David Askew, Larry Doody, Bob Fioretti, and Kenny Johnson Where: Congress Plaza Hotel, 520 S. Michigan Ave. Date: Thursday, February 22nd Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm Members of UNITE HERE […]
Press Releases August 9, 2007
No one should have to suffer the loss of a relative because of a company’s disregard for worker safety. But according to the 2006 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a growing number of Latino families especially immigrant Latino families like that of Cintas worker Eleazar Torres Gomez […]
Press Releases August 17, 2007
The Cintas Corp. is facing the largest fine ever for safety violations in the service sector after the horrific death of employee Eleazar Torres Gomez. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited the Ohio-based uniform company for not providing the required lifesaving protections at its laundries in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Mr. Torres Gomez […]
Press Releases September 4, 2007
Las Vegas –The Culinary Workers Union Local 226, Bartenders Union Local 165 and their international parent union, UNITE HERE, announced today that through a combination of the local and international strike funds and a line of credit, they will have more than $80 million available to support the potential strike of more than 13,000 casino […]
Press Releases October 31, 2007
MOBILE, Ala.—The Cintas Corp. is facing $196,000 in penalties for exposing Mobile workers to illegal hazards “likely to cause death or serious physical harm,” according to a citation issued this week by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This week’s action by OSHA marks the fifth time that government safety inspectors have cited the […]
Press Releases March 7, 2008
CHICAGO—On the one year anniversary of the horrific death of Cintas worker Eleazar Torres Gomez in Tulsa, Oklahoma, employees at Cintas, North America’s largest industrial laundry, launched a historic effort to force the company to provide safe workplaces. Chicago-area employees, elected leaders, and community allies rallied outside of the company’s Bedford Park, Illinois, laundry to […]
Press Releases March 20, 2008
What: In 1911, 146 young immigrant garment workers died in a tragic fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City. This tragedy galvanized a city to fight for labor reforms and for fire safety in the workplace. Each year, UNITE HERE joins with the Fire Department of New York to commemorate those who […]