Press Releases September 14, 2022
With stakes higher than ever for the 2022 midterms, the hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE is bringing “Workers to the Front,” running the largest door-to-door canvassing efforts in three high-profile battleground states. Watch the full press conference (YouTube) | Photo highlights from the field (NV, AZ, PA) | Press release online | Press release on […]
Posts September 26, 2007
As classes resumed this month, students at more than twenty campuses across North America participated in a Week of Action to spread the word about the ongoing boycott of teen retailer American Eagle Outfitters. College students from Ottawa to Miami and San Antonio to Montreal are supporting the back-to-school boycott protesting workers’ rights abuses at […]
Pages November 20, 2018
I hereby authorize UNITE HERE to use photos, videos, statements and audio recordings of me and the above-listed minors—either taken by UNITE HERE or provided by me to UNITE HERE—in any way it deems appropriate to assist UNITE HERE and its partner organizations with their fight for workers’ rights and social justice, including but not […]
Posts May 14, 2010
On May 13, labor, community, and congressional leaders gathered at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters headquarters in Washington, DC, for the premier screening of Show us the Tax Breaks and a discussion on strategies for bringing about a real and just economic recovery. Show us the Tax Breaks, a short documentary film produced by UNITE […]
Press Releases November 20, 2015
Las Vegas, NV – The Culinary Union was chartered on November 1, 1935 and this year marks the 80th anniversary of the organization that has improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of Nevada hospitality workers and their families with union wages and benefits. In eight decades, the Culinary Union has become an essential economic […]
Press Releases July 14, 2019
New York, NY – Days after joining a major campaign calling on American hospitality companies to refuse participation in coming ICE raids, the union that represents North American hospitality workers is applauding Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt and Choice Hotels—some of the largest hotel companies in the world–for leading the way in making that pledge. “Marriott, Hilton, […]
Press Releases March 4, 2016
On March 4, Trump hotel workers demonstrated at a Trump campaign rally in New Orleans, after Mr. Trump failed to show at contract negotiations organized by employees of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas.
Press Releases March 3, 2016
Today employees from Donald Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas, who recently won a union election, are heading to Trump’s headquarters in Manhattan to speak to the famed negotiator and deliver a demand to negotiate a first contract.
Press Releases September 17, 2015
UNITE HERE joins hundreds of immigration groups nationwide in the federal observance of Citizenship Day, also referred to as Constitution Day, to advocate for and assist the nearly 9 million green card holders living in the United States who are eligible to become citizens.
Press Releases January 29, 2015
Uninsured food service workers held protests today in cities that are home to the “Big Three” U.S. airline companies—United, American Airlines and Delta. Employees in the airline catering industry say their healthcare is too expensive, leaving many uninsured or underinsured. For just a “nickel a ticket,” they say the airlines could fix the problem.