Posts July 9, 2010
Food service workers at Camp Merrill in Dahlonega, GA, recently joined UNITE HERE Local 804 and along with their brothers and sisters at Ft. Benning now enjoy the benefits of a strong union contract. Camp Merrill handles the second stage of training for the U.S. Army Rangers. Food service workers employed by L&S Services proudly […]
Posts July 15, 2013
Non-union workers at Oakland Airport fast food restaurants participated in a one-day strike on Sunday, July 14, building on the momentum of recent strikes by fast food and Walmart workers around the country. "My bosses cut my hours to punish me for trying to form a union. They fired my co-worker for organizing, and they […]
Posts October 20, 2009
Local 11 members preserve free family health care and tuition waiver for employees’ children admitted to USC LOS ANGELES – More than 600 University of Southern California food service workers, represented by Unite Here Local 11, ratified a new contract on Friday, Oct. 16 with a significant wage increase and the preservation of free family […]
Press Releases March 17, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – The bipartisan Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues announced they will host a hearing entitled, “Beyond the Headlines: Combating Service Sector Sexual Harassment in the Age of #MeToo,” which will further examine the culture of the workplace in the service sector. The hearing will allow members of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues to […]
Press Releases April 25, 2017
NEW HAVEN — After the Yale administration flouted a second and final deadline to begin contract negotiations, graduate teachers in Local 33–UNITE HERE at Yale University announced Tuesday that they have begun an indefinite fast they are calling the Fast Against Slow. “I’ve been waiting for Yale to negotiate for four years. That doesn’t seem […]
Posts December 20, 2007
More than 100 workers and support rallied yesterday at the county office building in Orlando, Florida to encourage the county to reject food service giant Aramark at the Orange County Convention Center. Aramark is one of three companies bidding for the food service contract at the OCCC. Carrying signs that read “Aramark: Recipe for Disaster,” […]
Press Releases June 17, 2013
Philadelphia, PA – A group of Philadelphia public school parents and staff began a fast today to call attention to their demand for safe schools. The elimination of more than 1,200 student safety staff from schools across the district, including those on the federal "persistently dangerous" schools list, places Philadelphia’s students in danger. The group […]
Press Releases September 26, 2022
San Francisco, Calif. – Fast-food workers at San Francisco International Airport are on strike. The strike includes a thousand workers at restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and lounges at SFO. The majority make $17.05 per hour and have not seen a raise in three years. Travelers should plan to bring their own food, as workers are […]
Press Releases December 6, 2006
500 to Participate in Opening Candlelight Vigil on Century Boulevard; Rev. Cecil Murray, Bishop Gabino Zavala to Lead Blessing of Fasters Hotels Seek to RepeaI Wage Law Through Ballot Referendum What: Start of seven-day fast by LAX hotel workers in support of a living wage. When: Wednesday, December 6 Noon – Blessing of the Fasters […]
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 […]