Press Releases September 13, 2022
Hollywood, FL—A strike was narrowly prevented last night when UNITE HERE Local 355 and the Diplomat Beach Resort reached an agreement for a new contract a few minutes before midnight. After the bargaining agreement between the Diplomat Beach Resort and UNITE HERE Local 355 had expired, workers voted by 99% to authorize a strike—demanding $20 […]
Press Releases April 13, 2023
Washington, DC – Today hundreds of Compass food workers picketed their employer at the cafeteria they operate at the World Bank, calling for new union contracts for Compass workers who serve the international financial institution. Photos and video available here. UNITE HERE Local 23 recently released the results of a survey of 76% (108 out […]
Posts June 20, 2011
(Chicago, IL)–After 20 months of negotiations, housekeepers, dishwashers, bellmen and other hotel workers are going on a one-day strike at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, the largest Hyatt property in the world. Hyatt, a company run by billionaires, wants to outsource work and impose dangerous working conditions on housekeepers. Workers also say they want to be […]
Press Releases March 14, 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 2:30 – 4 pm WHO: Flagship dishwashers, receivers, hosts, servers, and cooks; other members of hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE Local 19, including contracted cafeteria workers from Google; and supporters. WHAT: A picket of the Flagship-operated cafeteria at Meta Menlo Park. Workers will be wearing red t-shirts and holding […]
Press Releases January 23, 2009
LOS ANGELES—The California Court of Appeal removed restrictions limiting coverage under the city’s Living Wage Ordinance in a landmark decision this week. A panel of the Court unanimously issued a decision invalidating a regulation requiring that employees spend 20 hours per month on contracted work with the city to be covered. This week’s decision strengthens […]
Press Releases July 21, 2021
Las Vegas, NV – On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, the United States District Court in Nevada ordered a rare and extraordinary injunction against Station Casinos’ Red Rock Casino for their outrageous conduct during the December 2019 National Labor Board Relations (NLRB) union election at the property. In its thorough 34-page decision, the federal court found […]
Press Releases September 4, 2015
UNITE HERE, a labor union of 275,000 workers across America including 6,000 in Minnesota, is launching an ad campaign highlighting Congresswoman Betty McCollum’s (D-MN) support of H.R. 511, a Republican-introduced bill that seeks to eliminate federal labor rights for American citizens working for businesses owned by Indian tribes (link to ad). The ads will start […]
Press Releases April 28, 2017
Atlantic City, NJ — UNITE HERE, a union representing more than 275,000 working men and women in the hospitality industry, including 20,000 members in New Jersey, launched a new ad campaign against Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-NJ). MacArthur is singled out for his particularly hypocritical role in pushing to pass the latest Trump-GOP healthcare bill. The […]
Posts September 25, 2012
Last week our community partners in Arizona, Central Arizonans for a Sustainable Economy and Promise Arizona, marked 20,000 new voter registrations in their Adios Arpaio campaign. A delegation of teenage volunteers delivered moving boxes to the office of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the notorious top law enforcement officer of Maricopa County. Click here for television coverage, […]