Pages October 15, 2019
Summary As Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DLAKF) is negotiating a partial or complete sale of LSG group, labor troubles in its airline catering business segment are mounting in the key US market. LSG Sky Chefs and North American labor union UNITE HERE are far apart on economic issues in ongoing contract negotiations covering all US employees […]
Press Releases February 17, 2015
UNITE HERE is pressing forward with efforts to assist immigrant workers and their families, anticipating that the U.S. Fifth Court of Appeals will reject the politically-motivated lawsuit by anti-immigrant politicians.
Press Releases November 10, 2015
LOS ANGELES, CA— María Elena Durazo, UNITE HERE General Vice President for Immigration, Civil Rights, and Diversity, is urging the United States Department of Justice to act with urgency on appealing the recent injunction against President Barack Obama’s executive policy on immigration. “We must continue our fight and demand immediate action,” Durazo said on Tuesday. […]
Press Releases June 15, 2017
Thursday, June 15, 2017, Las Vegas: On Thursday, June 15 2017, Culinary Health Fund unveiled an innovative, high-quality health care center designed to provide increased access to primary and preventative care to tens of thousands of eligible Las Vegas Culinary Health Fund members. The multi-service Culinary Health Center will provide eligible members with access to […]
Press Releases September 15, 2017
PHOENIX–Today, dozens of immigrant activists gathered at the Motel 6 in the city’s Maryvale neighborhood to protest the hotel staff’s practice of calling ICE on suspected undocumented guests, as reported by the Phoenix New Times this week. The hotel workers union UNITE HERE called on the company to disavow the practice in all of its […]
Press Releases October 9, 2017
Sacramento, CA – Today California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 17 into law, cementing the most robust state level reforms on the pharmaceutical industry to date. This law, which was sponsored by UNITE HERE International Union, provides transparency on prescription drug prices. The California bill comes just months after another major healthcare win for […]
Press Releases November 13, 2017
Washington, DC – Donald Trump’s selected candidate to head the Department of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, is a pharmaceutical industry profiteer whose senior role with Eli Lilly during periods of criminal practices and prescription drug price gouging is disqualifying. During Alex Azar’s time in top leadership at Eli Lilly, insulin prices nearly quadrupled. […]
Press Releases December 3, 2018
San Francisco, CA – Early this morning 2,500 striking San Francisco UNITE HERE Marriott workers reached a tentative agreement on a contract agreement with Marriott, making San Francisco the eighth and final city to reach a settlement to end the 7,700 worker strikes of Marriott across the past nine weeks. Workers are voting to ratify the contract […]
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 January 14, 2008
Testimony of Eric Frumin, Director of Occupational Safety and Health, UNITE HERE Before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protection, House Committee on Education and Labor Hearing on Workplace Tragedies: Examining Problems and Solutions January 14, 2008 Linden City Hall Linden, NJ Mme. Chairwoman, Mr. Payne, other members of the Committee: UNITE HERE greatly appreciates the opportunity […]