Press Releases August 4, 2005
San Francisco, CA – Former managers of Cincinnati-based Cintas Corporation filed a class-action complaint in federal district court in San Francisco yesterday alleging the uniform giant discriminated against them because they are African-American. Establishing a new lawsuit, the plaintiffs, Clifton Cooper and Larry Houston, accuse Cintas of denying them promotional opportunities offered to their white […]
Press Releases August 16, 2007
Oakland—Backed by large piles of laundry, community and labor supporters, today, joined Prudential Overall Supply workers at a rally outside city hall, regarding a possible interruption of city laundry service. The workers came to Oakland from the South Bay seeking the city’s assistance to avoid an unfair labor practices strike at multiple Prudential facilities. “I […]
Press Releases August 16, 2007
Beverly Hills—Prudential Overall Supply workers, today, rallied outside city hall with community and labor supporters, before going inside to speak at the city council meeting regarding a possible interruption of city laundry service. The workers came to Beverly Hills from all over the Southland seeking the City’s assistance to avoid an unfair labor practices strike […]
Press Releases August 20, 2007
Oakland—Backed by large piles of laundry, community and labor supporters, today, joined Prudential Overall Supply workers at a rally outside city hall, regarding a possible interruption of city laundry service. The workers came to Oakland from the South Bay seeking the city’s assistance to avoid an unfair labor practices strike at multiple Prudential facilities. “I […]
Press Releases August 20, 2007
Beverly Hills—Prudential Overall Supply workers, today, rallied outside city hall with community and labor supporters, before going inside to speak at the city council meeting regarding a possible interruption of city laundry service. The workers came to Beverly Hills from all over the Southland seeking the City’s assistance to avoid an unfair labor practices strike […]
Press Releases November 18, 2011
Community Leaders Converge on Hyatt Regency Santa Clara in Support Where: Front Entrance; Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, 5101 Great America Parkway When: Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, 8:00a.m. Santa Clara, Calif. Today, two former Hyatt housekeepers, Martha and Lorena Reyes are filing a retaliation charge against the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara with the federal agency, Equal […]
Press Releases February 10, 2010
By giving up food and remaining 24-hours-a-day at the doorstep of Disney, fasters hope to bring attention to health and safety problems occurring inside Disneyland hotels. Anaheim, CA – Disneyland Hotel Workers began a water-only fast Tuesday evening, February 10, 2010, in a spiritual effort to communicate their health and safety concerns with the Walt […]
Press Releases January 19, 2010
What: Worker Strike & Picket Where: Kaiser Honolulu Clinic 1010 Pensacola Street When: Tuesday, January 19, 2009, 6:00 a.m. Honolulu, Jan. 8 – UNITE HERE Local 5, the union that represents nearly 1,800 health care workers – employed by Kaiser Permanente at 21 facilities on Oahu, Maui and the Big Island – has announced […]
Posts October 4, 2012
Bartenders, housekeepers, cooks, and other workers at the Holiday Inn at LAX will announce a major class action lawsuit on Thursday, Oct. 4, demanding millions in unpaid wages. Workers are suing their employer for back wages, not respecting their rights as workers to take meal breaks, not reimbursing them for expenses incurred while performing their […]
Press Releases November 13, 2018
Phoenix, AZ – Today after the US Senate race in Arizona was called nearly a full week after polls closed, UNITE HERE claimed it as the second successful US Senate seat flipped in large part by the extensive year long organizing ground game of the union. “I could not be more proud today of the year-long efforts […]