Press Releases June 2, 2015
EAST CHICAGO, IN โ The union for workers in gaming, hotels, and food service industries, UNITE HERE, has launched a new website intended as a resource for customers of Northwest Indiana casinos who need to know whether labor disputes could affect their plans in the area. The website, www.indianagamingalert.org, will be regularly updated with information […]
Posts May 14, 2007
Hundreds of members of UNITE HERE Canada’s Ontario Council rallied outside an American Eagle Outfitters store in Toronto’s Fairview Mall on Friday to protest unfair treatment of workers at the third-party warehouse that distributes merchandise to the apparel retailer’s stores throughout Canada. On April 30, a majority of workers at National Logistics Services, located in […]
Press Releases April 19, 2008
More than 600 workers took to St. Hubert Street in Montréal today to rally in front of a Moores clothing store. They were reacting to the recent announcement that their factory will be closed this summer. Angry workers called on Montrealers to denounce the decision of Men’s Wearhouse to shut the factory down despite the […]
Press Releases March 22, 2018
(NEW YORK NY) โ Today, President Stuart Appelbaum of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), Bill Granfield, President, UNITE HERE Local 100, and Alvin Ramnarain, President of RWDSU Local 1102 announced their support for the Port Authorityโs new wage resolution, which would steadily increase workers base wages, many of whom were receiving minimum […]
Press Releases August 4, 2005
Workers in Canada’s garment and textile industry are turning to Prime Minister Paul Martin for help this week as Chinese clothing imports swamp Canadian markets at ever-increasing rates and job losses accelerate. New statistics demonstrate that 3,800 jobs were lost during the last month for which statistics are available and 25% of employment in the […]
Press Releases September 25, 2014
The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-3 in favor of a new law creating a $15.37 per hour minimum wage for workers in LAโs big hotels.
Press Releases May 14, 2010
San Francisco, CA– California’s largest hospitality union, UNITEHERE, has launched a new campaign designed to draw attention to the safety and ethics records of the popular tour operator, Tauck Tours. This campaign is part of UNITE HERE International’s ongoing efforts to raise awareness about consumer safety in the hospitality and tourism sectors. The tour operator, […]
Press Releases December 3, 2019
Livestream:ย www.Facebook.com/Culinary226 Follow along on Twitter:ย @Culinary226ย &ย @UNITEHERE WHAT:ย Town Halls with union members and Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Vice President Joe Biden to discuss issues important to working people in the 2020 U.S. presidential race. UNITE HERE will also host a roundtable (that will not be attended by candidates) with union members from across the […]
Posts June 13, 2007
University students joined UNITE HERE members and supporters yesterday to announce the beginning of a Back-to-School boycott of American Eagle Outfitters near the retailer’s Union Square store. The rally coincided with American Eagle’s annual shareholder meeting in Manhattan and featured hundreds of activists pledging not to purchase clothing from the chain store until it enforces […]
Press Releases September 14, 2022
With stakes higher than ever for the 2022 midterms, the hospitality workersโ union UNITE HERE is bringing โWorkers to the Front,โ 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 […]