Press Releases August 7, 2007
WHO: – Hundreds of workers and supporters from across the country – UNITE HERE General President Bruce Raynor – Comptroller Bill Thompson – Reverend James Booker, Imam Al-Hajj Talib ‘Abdur-Rahid, and other community, religious leaders WHEN/WHERE: Thurs, Aug 9 at 3:30PM at the north end of Bowling Green, across from 1 Broadway (in front of […]
Press Releases December 4, 2012
Current food service provider might terminate contract with CSU due to University financial dispute (CHICAGO) – Today, a top official of Thompson Hospitality, a food service contractor, announced to Chicago State University dining hall workers that it might stop providing food service this month at the University due to a financial dispute with CSU. The […]
Posts May 18, 2010
On Thursday, May 13, members of UNITE HERE Local 804 overwhelmingly ratified a new contract for over 900 food service workers who proudly serve our military at Ft. Benning in Columbus, Georgia. Members of Local 804 have been in negotiations with the Ft. Benning food service contractor L & S Services since March. Local 804 […]
Posts June 17, 2013
Fasters encamp on steps of Governor’s Philadelphia office; call for Commonwealth and City act. A group of Philadelphia public school parents and lunchroom staff today launched a fast for safe schools. The elimination of more than 1,200 student safety staff from schools across the district, including those on the federal “persistently dangerous” schools list, places […]
Press Releases August 31, 2009
HONOLULU – A week after more than 1,000 Local 5 health care workers and their supporters rallied in front of Kaiser’s Honolulu and Wailuku Clinics, the hotel and healthcare workers’ union UNITE HERE Local 5 has launched a website, www.Local5Deliver.org, as part of their 2009 statewide contract campaign. Local 5’s new website features an online […]
Press Releases March 9, 2023
New York City’s largest food service union announced today that after successful strike votes they will head back to negotiations with the company.
Press Releases December 15, 2010
Indianapolis, IN – A group of food service workers at the Indianapolis airport represented by UNITE HERE, the union for travel hospitality workers, has ratified a union contract with SSP America, a food service provider. The union contract is the first of its kind for hospitality workers at the Indianapolis International Airport (IND). The agreement […]
Posts July 9, 2010
Food service workers at Camp Merrill in Dahlonega, GA, recently joined UNITE HERE Local 804 and along with their brothers and sisters at Ft. Benning now enjoy the benefits of a strong union contract. Camp Merrill handles the second stage of training for the U.S. Army Rangers. Food service workers employed by L&S Services proudly […]
Posts July 15, 2013
Non-union workers at Oakland Airport fast food restaurants participated in a one-day strike on Sunday, July 14, building on the momentum of recent strikes by fast food and Walmart workers around the country. "My bosses cut my hours to punish me for trying to form a union. They fired my co-worker for organizing, and they […]
Posts October 20, 2009
Local 11 members preserve free family health care and tuition waiver for employees’ children admitted to USC LOS ANGELES – More than 600 University of Southern California food service workers, represented by Unite Here Local 11, ratified a new contract on Friday, Oct. 16 with a significant wage increase and the preservation of free family […]