Press Releases October 10, 2022
Amid an uptick in labor actions at U.S. airports, Austin airport workers employed by Sodexo say theyโre facing a cost-of-living crisis; demand Sodexo agree to a neutral and fair process so workers can decide on whether or not to join a union without facing intimidation or retaliation Austin, TX โ Sodexo workers normally spend their […]
Posts March 7, 2010
PLEASANTON, CA–Management at the elite Castlewood Country Club locked out 59 food-beverage and maintenance workers on February 25. The Club is trying to drive workers into giving up access to medical care for their children by forbidding all 59 cooks, dishwashers, and maintenance workers from working for the last seven consecutive days. That’s a devastating […]
Press Releases January 15, 2020
UNITE HERE-represented catering workers call on members of Congress to demand the airlines take responsibility for the crisis of poverty in kitchens at airport hubs across the country. WASHINGTON, D.C.โToday, UNITE HERE union leaders in the airline catering industry testified before the House Subcommittee on Aviation in a hearing on Oversight of Working Conditions for […]
Press Releases February 27, 2020
Elizabeth, IN โ 150 Caesars Southern Indiana workers and their allies delegated management on Wednesday afternoon to call for good, accessible health care and livable wages. Nearly 100 Caesars Southern Indiana casino workers were joined by Caesars Indiana Grand workers from Shelbyville along with workers from Biloxi, Mississippi and Atlantic City, New Jersey. Caesars Southern […]
Press Releases April 6, 2023
Watch April 6 press roundtable with Compass food service workers and union officials Washington, DC โ UNITE HERE Local 23 on Thursday released the results of a survey of 76% of the Compass workers who staff food service at the World Bank that detail ways workers struggle to afford necessities like food and housing. Workers […]
Press Releases September 26, 2022
San Francisco, Calif. โ 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 November 8, 2022
Hospitality Union UNITE HERE leads massive field program talking to working-class voters about their economic concerns and protecting our rights against Trump Republicans. ย FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE โย Over the course of eight months, 1,200 canvassers working full-time with the hospitality union UNITE HERE will have knocked on 2.7 million doors in the countryโs most high-profile […]
Press Releases August 27, 2004
Kansas City, MO & Ft. Smith, AR: After seven months of negotiations, workers in Kansas City, Missouri and Ft. Smith, Arkansas ratified agreements with Cintas. the nations’ largest uniform company. Members of UNITE HERE in Ft. Smith and Kansas City sew and distribute uniforms under the Brookfield label and distribute the US Uniforms brand to […]
Press Releases July 14, 2009
ANAHEIM, Calif. – (Business Wire) Hundreds of delegates of the National Episcopalian Convention taking place in Anaheim this week took to the streets with hundreds of Disney workers and their supporters to protest Disney’s proposal that would make health insurance unaffordable for Disney hotel employees. The National Episcopal Convention is being held in Anaheim this […]
Posts June 13, 2007
University students joined UNITE HERE members and supporters yesterday to announce the beginning of a Back-to-School boycott of American Eagle Outfitters near the retailer’s Union Square store. The rally coincided with American Eagle’s annual shareholder meeting in Manhattan and featured hundreds of activists pledging not to purchase clothing from the chain store until it enforces […]