Press Releases November 16, 2004
When: Thursday, November 18 – 3:30 PM Where: Barclay InterContinental Hotel 111 East 48th Street (b/t Park & Lexington Ave) Who: 1000 hotel workers, union members and leaders of UNITE HERE; Locked out hotel workers from San Francisco Why: UNITE HERE will hold a large rally to demonstrate that “Tourism works because we do!” The […]
Press Releases January 7, 2005
(Washington, DC) – More than 3500 local workers may go on strike at 14 hotels before the Inaugural events if they are not able to secure a fair contract settlement. Hotel employees and their union, UNITE HERE Local 25, have been negotiating with the hotel association since August 2004. Workers authorized a strike on September […]
Press Releases January 14, 2005
After more than five months of negotiations, representatives for workers from 14 DC hotels and the Hotel Association have reached a tentative agreement. The union had set a deadline of January 15 to reach an agreement or take further action, up to and including a strike. That action will be held until the workers vote […]
Press Releases January 17, 2005
(Washington, DC) – After more than five months of negotiations, representatives for workers from 14 DC hotels and the Hotel Association have reached a tentative agreement. The union had set a deadline of January 15 to reach an agreement or take further action, up to and including a strike. Members will vote to ratify the […]
Press Releases March 21, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 21, 2011 – A coalition of labor, consumer and environmental groups is calling on Congress and the White House to take steps in the next 100 days to preserve, protect and bolster labor laws in the United States. The call to action covers several issues ranging from minimum wage and child […]
Press Releases October 5, 2015
ATLANTA (Oct. 5, 2015) – Hyatt Regency Atlanta announced today that the hotel and its employees have ratified a new five-year union contract, reconfirming the positive labor-management relations that have been in place at the hotel for more than 30 years. The new agreement was the result of nine months of bargaining and contains a […]
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 June 24, 2019
NATIONWIDE—Workers who prepare, pack and deliver food and beverages served aboard flights for American, Delta, United and other airlines have voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike when released by the National Mediation Board. It was the largest such vote ever to occur in the U.S. airline catering industry, with more than 11,000 workers […]
Pages April 27, 2016
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Press Releases November 5, 2020
Link to stream of national press conference >> NATIONWIDE—UNITE HERE, the hospitality workers’ union, organized the country’s largest union-door-to-door canvassing operation. Today, the union announced that those efforts in Nevada, Arizona, and Pennsylvania point to a clear path to victory for Joe Biden. UNITE HERE has been preparing for the 2020 election since 2016, identifying […]