Press Releases July 22, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Union Plus recently awarded $150,000 in scholarships to 104 students representing 32 unions, including one winner representing UNITE HERE. This year’s group of scholarship recipients includes university, college, and trade or technical school students from 32 states. The UNITE HERE winner is: Vincent Lee of New York. Lee, whose father, Yew Lee, […]
Press Releases June 24, 2022
UNITE HERE believes all Americans should have quality health care and the right to control their own bodies, including equal access to contraception and reproductive health care, regardless of where they work or live. Access to high quality healthcare should be a right not a privilege, which is why our Union has fought for decades […]
Posts March 5, 2010
Today, Robert Kidder, a former executive of Fall River Shirt Company, officially opened a new shirt manufacturing company, New England Shirt. The workers at New England Shirt are members of the New England Joint Board of UNITE HERE and have already negotiated a union contract with the company. At today’s opening, UNITE HERE members proudly […]
Press Releases November 20, 2014
“We are a union of immigrants and people of color—an organization of 270,000 workers in the hospitality industry and one of the largest organizations in this country representing immigrants.” “Today, President Obama has shown great courage in issuing this executive order on immigration. For millions of undocumented immigrants living in the shadows, this means a […]
Posts November 3, 2016
By D. Taylor, UNITE HERE President With a critical election approaching, millions of Americans who buy health insurance on the Affordable Care Act exchanges are getting smacked by sticker shock this week: premiums for benchmark Silver plans will rise an average of 25% next year. The publicity around the 13 million exchange customers obscures an […]
Press Releases April 2, 2014
[Anchorage, Alaska] On March 18, 2014, United States District Judge Sharon L. Gleason issued a Decision and Order on Petition for Injunctive Relief in which she found against the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, and for UNITE HERE Local 878 and the National Labor Relations Board, on all issues. The ruling is the latest legal defeat for […]
Press Releases November 1, 2018
Washington, DC – The Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus and another prominent member of the Caucus this week sent a joint letter to the CEO of Marriott International following high profile allegations of exploitation and racial bias in the practices of the Marriott Credit Union, demanding accountability and a fix to the issues raised […]
Press Releases April 22, 2016
NEW YORK — In a publication released today, the UNITE HERE Airport Group highlighted myriad reasons why German-owned AIRMALL USA is a poor fit for New York’s largest airport. AIRMALL is in consideration to develop, manage and operate food and beverage and retail concessions at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Terminal 5. The choice will […]
Press Releases March 20, 2017
WASHINGTON—The members of UNITE HERE are reigniting their campaign to demand Congress protect the health care of millions of hardworking Americans. As the GOP Trumpcare plan speeds toward a vote of the full House, UNITE HERE is escalating efforts to educate voters about the disastrous effects of Trumpcare on costs, coverage, and care for millions […]