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 February 29, 2012
At an ad-hoc hearing this morning on O’Hare and Midway Airport concession deals and the proposed Stable Jobs Stable Airports Ordinance called by Chicago Alderman Jason C Ervin (28th Ward), Chicago Aldermen heard from airport concession employees concerned they may be tossed out as the City of Chicago hands out lucrative contracts covering most of […]
Press Releases June 4, 2012
San Jose, CA–About 250 workers at the Doubletree San Jose walked off the job early this morning, the first strike at a Silicon Valley hotel since the region’s hotel industry began its rapid expansion in the 1980s. Workers are confronting company efforts to impose long-term wage freezes and underfund health care, even while the hotel’s […]
Press Releases August 24, 2012
(San Jose, CA) – Doubletree Hotel workers and their community allies rally today in San Jose demonstrating against their major hotel corporation’s refusal to settle a fair contract. They will be joined by Cindy Chavez, head of the South Bay Central Labor Council, and religious leaders. The demonstration launches a consumer boycott of the Doubletree […]
Press Releases April 8, 2013
Long Beach, Calif. (April 8, 2013) – Hyatt hotels in Long Beach, UNITE HERE Local 11, and Long Beach City Councilwoman, the Honorable Dr. Suja Lowenthal, today announced that associates at Hyatt Regency Long Beach and Hyatt The Pike Long Beach have elected to be represented by UNITE HERE Local 11. All Hyatt associates who […]
Press Releases May 1, 2013
Claremont – Pomona College Dining Hall workers voted in favor of joining UNITE HERE Local 11 on Tuesday. A group of workers, joined by student and faculty allies, erupted in emotional applause as the results were read. The victory closes a long chapter in the workers’ struggle to gain union representation, which publicly began when […]
Press Releases July 25, 2013
CHICAGO – As the city reels from an announcement on Friday, July 19 of 2,100 job cuts in Chicago Public Schools (CPS), documents uncovered by UNITE HERE Local 1 indicate that 200 to 300 more lunchroom workers may be on the chopping block. These cuts would add to 163 lunchroom layoffs that already have been […]
Press Releases October 15, 2013
LOS ANGELES – The first-ever awards for a new student film competition about immigration were awarded Monday night, at the closing gala of the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival. Sponsored by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and UNITE HERE, the union of hotel and food service workers, Cortos Y Fuertes/Short & Strong is […]
Press Releases December 19, 2013
ORLANDO – In a first-of-its-kind poll, more than 7,100 employees cast ballots on Wednesday in support of their union’s new approach to contract negotiations for housekeepers, custodians and food and beverage workers at Walt Disney World Resort. With workers’ contract set to expire in March 2014, Wednesday’s vote signaled approval for a new bargaining process […]
Press Releases February 7, 2014
SAN PABLO, Calif. – Lytton Rancheria of California has reached an agreement with the employees of the Tribe’s San Pablo Lytton Casino. These employees, who are members of UNITE HERE Local 2850, overwhelmingly ratified a new two-year Collective Bargaining Agreement. Tribe Chairperson Margie Mejia stated that while negotiations were long and sometimes difficult, in the […]