Press Releases January 8, 2020
Livestream: www.Facebook.com/Culinary226 Follow along on Twitter: @Culinary226 & @UNITEHERE WHAT: Town Halls with union members and Senator Amy Klobuchar, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Tom Steyer to discuss issues important to working people in the 2020 U.S. presidential race. Candidates will also tour the Culinary Health Center while they are in Las Vegas. WHO: Hundreds of UNITE HERE Culinary Workers Union Local […]
Press Releases February 23, 2017
Don’t want to watch President Trump’s first televised address on Tuesday? Instead, join Cleve Jones—LGBTQ hero and author of When We Rise: My Life in the Movement (the partial inspiration for the forthcoming ABC mini-series When We Rise)—for a “behind-the-scenes” discussion on Facebook Live! Tuesday, February 28 from 6:00-6:30pm PST FACEBOOK LIVE: http://www.facebook.com/unitehere Submit your questions to Cleve in […]
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 […]
Pages June 19, 2014
The UNITE HERE Global Vision Around the world, UNITE HERE’s Global Campaigns Department partners with unions and social justice movements to understand and respond to the rapidly shifting realities of today’s global economy. Our members direct this global vision through their knowledge and courage. Many workers in our industries have fled repression or poverty in their […]
Posts October 24, 2013
On Valentine’s Day, the Illinois Senate, with Governor Pat Quinn’s support, approved Senate Bill 11–the “Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act.” However, the bill never passed the Illinois House of Representatives. Now, Illinois residents and UNITE HERE members are taking action. On October 22, thousands across the state traveled to the state capital to march […]
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 September 25, 2012
Carmel Valley, CA. Union workers at the Quail Lodge approved a 5-year labor contract through December 31, 2017, which calls for more than $5 per hour in additional wages and benefits over the life of the agreement, as well as providing job protections in the event the resort sells to a new owner. The workers, […]
Press Releases June 22, 2011
Pacific Grove, CA. Union workers at the Asilomar Conference Grounds, members of UNITE HERE Local 483, approved a 4-year and 9 month labor contract, which calls for up to $5.34 per hour in additional wages and benefits over the life of the agreement, as well as workload improvements. The union members voted today, June 22, […]
Press Releases May 18, 2011
Carmel Valley, CA. UNITE HERE Local 483, representing 40 workers at Quail Lodge, approved a labor contract that increases employer contributions to health and pension benefits, as well as providing job protections in the event the resort sells to a new owner. The contract expires at the end of 2013 and covers cooks, dishwashers, servers, […]
Press Releases May 6, 2011
Seaside, CA. Union workers at Cal State University Monterey Bay Food Services, members of UNITE HERE Local 483, approved a 5-year labor contract, which calls for $2.05 per hour in additional wages over the life of the agreement. The union members voted May 5 at CSUMB with 96% approval. The contract covers 60 Sodexo employees, […]