Posts December 2, 2008
The start of the holiday shopping season also is the start of the most active time of year for charitable giving. But in the midst of an economic crisis, Americans are considering what, or even if, they can contribute to charity this year. With that in mind, what about the notion that our shopping – […]
Posts April 23, 2008
Testimony Given By Emmanuel Torres, Son of Worker Killed at Cintas Plant; U.S. Representative “Appalled” at Cintas’ Lack of Responsibility The U.S. House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing today on workplace safety seeking stronger OSHA enforcement for large, multi-site employers. Members of the subcommittee named Cintas as a prime example of the need […]
Posts December 6, 2010
If the National Football League owners lock out the players next season, not only will millions of fans not have games to watch, but more than 115,000 jobs could be lost, according to a new study. The 32 NFL teams employ on average 3,739 people each, including players, concession workers and office staff. If the […]
Press Releases December 4, 2009
Vancouver, BC – In a decision issued on December 2, the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Arbitration and Mediation Center ("WIPO") rejected a complaint filed by Coast Hotels & Resorts against UNITE HERE, the union that represents hospitality workers throughout North America, including workers at 11 Coast Hotels in Western Canada and the United States. Coast […]
Press Releases March 3, 2016
Miami, FL â The Marlins Park workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 355, are standing in solidarity with BeyoncĂŠ, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the fight for racial justice, by welcoming the singer to Miami, where she is launching her world tour. âWe are excited and proud of BeyoncĂŠâs Super Bowl performance and her […]
Posts March 5, 2008
Low-Wage Workers Call on Goldman to Spread the Wealth to Cafeteria Workers Amid the bustle of the financial district, hundreds of cafeteria workers employed by Aramark at many of Wall Street’s largest investment banks rallied on March 5 and demanded that Ararmark owner and client Goldman Sachs take action to lift the city’s corporate cafeteria […]
Posts July 16, 2008
Hotel Workers and LGBT community unite to fight discrimination against gays and lesbians and workers. On July 10th, UNITE HERE and LGBT leaders announced a full-scale boycott of the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego. The coalition is calling for Hyatt to take action to correct a record of discrimination against workers at the hotel. […]
Posts August 9, 2017
On July 31, our union sister TeeTee Dangerfield was senselessly murdered. TeeTee was a server at the Atlanta Airport, a very proud member of Local 23, and a trans woman. Her murder is being investigated as a potential hate crime.We are horrified and saddened by TeeTee’s unconscionable murder, a crime that took away a shining star […]
Posts October 9, 2018
CLICK TO WATCH Thousands of hotel workers in eight U.S. cities say they’ll remain off the job until a new contract is reached with Marriott International. About 7,700 employees of the world’s largest hotel chain are now walking picket lines in Boston, Detroit, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose, as well as two […]
Pages March 21, 2018
This April, more than 2,000 UNITE HERE members from across North America joined tens of thousands more in Memphis, Tennessee, to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Memphis sanitation workersâand carry their legacy forward. Fifty years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the historic Memphis sanitation […]