Press Releases October 31, 2016
Hospitality Union Seeks to Elect First Latina Senator, Stop Healthcare Taxes Las Vegas, NV –The largest political operation in the battleground state of Nevada will double in size today as over 150 UNITE HERE members from across the country join canvassing teams from the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 in Clark and Washoe counties. The […]
Posts July 1, 2013
Every day for two weeks, parents and school staff have fasted and rallied on the steps of Governor Tom Corbett’s Philadelphia office, calling for funding that would allow the city’s school district to restore student safety staff to its lunchrooms, hallways and schoolyards. On July 1, on the heels of a newly approved Pennsylvania budget […]
Press Releases July 14, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TELEPRESS CONFERENCE—Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 12pET/9aPT Contact: Meghan Cohorst, [email protected], 239-503-1533 Click here to register in advance Hospitality workers union UNITE HERE Canada to detail state of Canadian hospitality industry, call for implementation of essential recommendations for a safe and successful return to work UNITE HERE Canada will host a video […]
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 August 26, 2013
The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) sent recall letters to 1,157 previously laid off student safety staff Wednesday afternoon. This announcement is a critical step to ensure student safety when schools open on September 9. The recalls come after the Fast for Safe Schools drew local and national attention to the critical role of student […]
Press Releases December 3, 2019
Livestream: www.Facebook.com/Culinary226 Follow along on Twitter: @Culinary226 & @UNITEHERE WHAT: 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 […]
Press Releases March 21, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 21, 2011 – A coalition of labor, consumer and environmental groups is calling on Congress and the White House to take steps in the next 100 days to preserve, protect and bolster labor laws in the United States. The call to action covers several issues ranging from minimum wage and child […]
Press Releases June 17, 2020
Photos and B-Roll | View a recording of the Caravan Press Conference WASHINGTON, DC—On Wednesday, June 17, over 1,000 union members gathered in Washington, D.C. for the Workers First Caravan for Racial and Economic Justice, the headline event of a massive national mobilization featuring hundreds of actions calling for bold policies to confront the three […]
Press Releases September 12, 2005
CHICAGO, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ — British and American unions are teaming up in an international show of solidarity for the Heathrow catering workers who were abruptly fired by the airline caterer Gate Gourmet. Fired Heathrow workers rallied with their American colleagues in Chicago today and will continue tomorrow with a rally in San Francisco and […]
Pages August 30, 2019
See the trailer: https://www.pbs.org/video/arf-councilwoman-trailer/ Premiere Broadcast September 3, 2019 @ 8/7c America ReFramed on WORLD Channel Streaming Available 9/3–10/3/2019 https://worldchannel.org/episode/arf-councilwoman/ Too few politicians are union members, grandmothers, and immigrants. But one politician is all three: Councilwoman Carmen Castillo. Carmen Castillo is a UNITE HERE union housekeeper and city councilwoman in Providence, Rhode Island and “Councilwoman” is […]