Pages March 30, 2014
UNITE HERE Retirement Funds This is a list of contact information for many of the retiree pension funds of UNITE, HERE, ILGWU, ACTWU, and their predecessor unions. If your pension fund is not listed, you can find their contact information by looking at your most recent pension check or by calling your local union office. […]
Press Releases September 27, 2018
(NEW YORK NY) – Today, Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), Bill Granfield, President of UNITE HERE Local 100, and Alvin Ramnarain, President of RWDSU Local 1102 lauded the vote by the Port Authority to enact a new wage resolution. In addition to increasing wages, the new policy includes […]
Press Releases March 7, 2005
OTTAWA – Alex Dagg, Canadian Director and Executive Vice President of UNITE HERE – the labor union that represents workers in the apparel, textile, laundry, distribution, hotel and food service industries – today told a House of Commons subcommittee Canada should implement a safeguard available through the World Trade Organization to restrict textile and clothing […]
Press Releases July 21, 2021
Las Vegas, NV – On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, the United States District Court in Nevada ordered a rare and extraordinary injunction against Station Casinos’ Red Rock Casino for their outrageous conduct during the December 2019 National Labor Board Relations (NLRB) union election at the property. In its thorough 34-page decision, the federal court found […]
Press Releases June 23, 2017
New York, NY — Cleve Jones, a legendary gay rights activist and union leader with UNITE HERE is being honored at the VH1/Logo Trailblazer Honors for his groundbreaking work and bravery fighting for equality in America. Jones will be receiving his award alongside pop legend Cyndi Lauper in a program featuring Nancy Pelosi, the Alvin […]
Press Releases November 18, 2015
San Antonio, TX – Today, UNITE HERE and two Hyatt hotels, Grand Hyatt San Antonio and Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk, have reached an agreement on new five-year union contracts. The settlement represents the first union contracts at hotels on the San Antonio River Walk. The new five-year agreement covering approximately 500 Hyatt employees contains […]
Press Releases September 16, 2021
NEW YORK – Hotel housekeepers in eight cities across the U.S. and Canada will mobilize to protest job cuts at Hilton hotels throughout International Housekeeping Week (Sept. 13-19). With unemployment benefits expired, housekeepers say that Hilton has reduced cleaning services in order to avoid putting housekeepers back on the job. Overwhelmingly women of color, housekeepers […]
Press Releases August 31, 2009
HONOLULU – A week after more than 1,000 Local 5 health care workers and their supporters rallied in front of Kaiser’s Honolulu and Wailuku Clinics, the hotel and healthcare workers’ union UNITE HERE Local 5 has launched a website, www.Local5Deliver.org, as part of their 2009 statewide contract campaign. Local 5’s new website features an online […]
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, […]
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 […]
UNITE HERE represents workers throughout the United States and Canada.