Posts February 5, 2010
Disneyland Hotel Workers announced Thursday that they plan to engage in a water-only fast starting on Feb. 9, 2010. Workers say they are fasting because of concerns about health and safety at work. While more than 2,000 hotel workers have been without the protection of a contract, workload and managerial pressure has increased and staffing […]
Posts March 5, 2008
Low-Wage Workers Call on Goldman to Spread the Wealth to Cafeteria Workers Amid the bustle of the financial district, hundreds of cafeteria workers employed by Aramark at many of Wall Street’s largest investment banks rallied on March 5 and demanded that Ararmark owner and client Goldman Sachs take action to lift the city’s corporate cafeteria […]
Posts March 7, 2010
PLEASANTON, CA–Management at the elite Castlewood Country Club locked out 59 food-beverage and maintenance workers on February 25. The Club is trying to drive workers into giving up access to medical care for their children by forbidding all 59 cooks, dishwashers, and maintenance workers from working for the last seven consecutive days. That’s a devastating […]
Posts April 16, 2007
On April 12, over 1,500 Washington D.C. hotel workers joined UNITE HERE International President Bruce Raynor and Local 25 Executive Secretary-Treasurer John Boardman to rally for workers’ rights and a fair contract agreement in upcoming negotiations. “Hotel workers deserve jobs that support families,” explained Boardman. “They are fighting for a better life for themselves and […]
Press Releases December 3, 2004
Monterey, December 3, 2004. Following its November 18 call for a boycott of the Monterey Bay Travelodge, today UNITE HERE Local 483 has launched a website for travelers, travel planners, and interested community members with current and ongoing information about the boycott at www.boycottmontereybaytravelodge.info. A rally to announce the website will be held today in […]
Press Releases March 11, 2005
Press Conference at Madison Square Garden, Friday, March 11, 12 noon WHAT: Madison Square Garden workers speak out about Cablevision’s cutoff of their health insurance and other problems at MSG. Launch website www.FightattheGarden.info to publicize their fight vs. Cablevision. WHEN: Friday March 11, 12 noon WHERE: 7th Ave. and 31st St. in front of Madison […]
Press Releases February 4, 2010
Anaheim, CA – Disneyland Hotel Workers announced Thursday that they plan to engage in a water-only fast starting on Feb. 9, 2010. Workers say they are fasting for health and safety at work. While more than 2,000 hotel workers have been without the protection of a contract, workload and managerial pressure has increased and staffing […]
Press Releases December 11, 2014
(Burlingame, CA)—After working without a contract for more than a year — in a region suffering from some of the worst economic inequality in the country — nearly 1,000 restaurant workers at San Francisco Airport went on strike this morning, shutting down restaurants at terminals throughout the facility. Workers will be on strike for 48 […]
Press Releases February 23, 2017
Don’t want to watch President Trump’s first televised address on Tuesday? Instead, join Cleve Jones—LGBTQ hero and author of When We Rise: My Life in the Movement (the partial inspiration for the forthcoming ABC mini-series When We Rise)—for a “behind-the-scenes” discussion on Facebook Live! Tuesday, February 28 from 6:00-6:30pm PST FACEBOOK LIVE: http://www.facebook.com/unitehere Submit your questions to Cleve in […]
Press Releases January 8, 2020
Livestream: www.Facebook.com/Culinary226 Follow along on Twitter: @Culinary226 & @UNITEHERE WHAT: Town Halls with union members and Senator Amy Klobuchar, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Tom Steyer to discuss issues important to working people in the 2020 U.S. presidential race. Candidates will also tour the Culinary Health Center while they are in Las Vegas. WHO: Hundreds of UNITE HERE Culinary Workers Union Local […]