Posts March 22, 2023
March 25, 2023, is the 112th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York’s Greenwich Village. This tragedy took the lives of 146 young immigrant garment workers and galvanized a reform movement to raise standards for workers.
Posts March 22, 2024
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York City’s’s Greenwich Village on March 25, 1911, was one of the worst workplace disasters since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. The fire took the lives of 146 young immigrant garment workers. It also galvanized a reform movement to raise standards for workers.
Pages February 14, 2017
On October 5, 2016, Harvard University dining hall workers launched a historic strike. The strikers, members of UNITE HERE Local 26, had two key demands: affordable health care and sustainable incomes. Strikers demanded $35,000 a year from the $35 billion dollar institution. Harvard dining hall workers maintained a strong and united strike for 22 days—more […]
Pages February 27, 2017
“I want the message of When We Rise to be enduring – to be a living, breathing call to action.”—Cleve Jones When We Rise—a four-part series premiering Monday, February 27 on ABC—chronicles the U.S. gay liberation movement through the real-life stories of five activists, including UNITE HERE Community and Political Organizer Cleve Jones. Jones’ book, […]
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 […]
Pages December 2, 2019
As the union of hospitality workers, immigrants are the backbone of our Union. Past and present, immigrant workers have been at the center of our Union’s efforts to end poverty and change lives—from over 100 years ago, when our immigrant founders led the historic Bread and Roses strike, to today, when our immigrant members lead […]
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 September 29, 2004
Escalating a two-year battle to win job security language with the absentee owners of Turtle Bay Resort, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, the AFL-CIO has added the plush hotel and golf destination to its national boycott list. The action comes at the request of UNITE HERE Hospitality Industry President John Wilhelm and the union’s […]