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 November 16, 2004
When: Thursday, November 18 – 3:30 PM Where: Barclay InterContinental Hotel 111 East 48th Street (b/t Park & Lexington Ave) Who: 1000 hotel workers, union members and leaders of UNITE HERE; Locked out hotel workers from San Francisco Why: UNITE HERE will hold a large rally to demonstrate that “Tourism works because we do!” The […]
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 […]
Press Releases May 16, 2022
“I’m Taking Tylenol 600s Every Day”: Hotel Housekeepers Ask Guests to Get Daily Housekeeping in Video Ads Served to Frequent Travelers and Meeting Planners New York, NY – Hotel housekeepers are sharing stories about filthy rooms, painful workloads, and lost income as they ask guests to choose daily housekeeping in a new digital ad campaign […]
Posts June 22, 2010
With a hot new pitcher on the mound and a freshly-approved contract in hand, members of UNITE HERE Local 25 are enthusiastically cheering on the Nationals. Workers at the Nationals Stadium in Washington, DC, overwhelmingly approved a new contract agreement on June 21. "It’s a great contract," said UNITE HERE Local 25 Executive Secretary-Treasurer John […]
Posts November 28, 2016
UNITE HERE Local 100 members attended New York Mayor Bill De Blasio’s bill signing, on October 31st 2016 at city hall, enacting legislation that protects food service workers. This bill requires a 90-day retention period, for food service workers, when an owner or operator terminates a food service contract for a corporate cafeteria, college, arena, […]
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 […]
Posts November 15, 2012
[Phoenix, AZ] Today, hundreds of election volunteers, members of UNITE HERE, and state legislators are holding a demonstration outside the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office, where Arizona voters still await answers on the outcome of statewide races. Last week, the Arizona Secretary of State confirmed there are more than 450,000 uncounted votes in Maricopa County–one-third of […]
Press Releases July 16, 2020
TORONTO—Today, members and leaders of UNITE HERE, Canada’s hospitality workers’ union, called on government leaders to implement three essentials for a fair and safe return to work for Canadian hospitality workers, who were among the first and hardest hit by the economic impact of COVID-19. Over 90% of hospitality workers in the country’s hotels, airports, […]
Press Releases September 14, 2022
With stakes higher than ever for the 2022 midterms, the hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE is bringing “Workers to the Front,” running the largest door-to-door canvassing efforts in three high-profile battleground states. Watch the full press conference (YouTube) | Photo highlights from the field (NV, AZ, PA) | Press release online | Press release on […]