Press Releases September 14, 2022
With stakes higher than ever for the 2022 midterms, the hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE is bringing “Workers to the Front,” running the largest door-to-door canvassing efforts in three high-profile battleground states. Watch the full press conference (YouTube) | Photo highlights from the field (NV, AZ, PA) | Press release online | Press release on […]
Pages May 22, 2014
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Press Releases September 17, 2015
UNITE HERE joins hundreds of immigration groups nationwide in the federal observance of Citizenship Day, also referred to as Constitution Day, to advocate for and assist the nearly 9 million green card holders living in the United States who are eligible to become citizens.
Press Releases June 30, 2011
Rabbis and other faith leaders have released a report today, pledging to treat a number of Hyatt Hotels as "not kosher." Open the Gates of Justice: A Clergy Report on Working Conditions at Hyatt Hotels describes a range of practice by Hyatt that clergy found "contrary to the religious traditions we uphold." This report is […]
Posts September 25, 2012
Last week our community partners in Arizona, Central Arizonans for a Sustainable Economy and Promise Arizona, marked 20,000 new voter registrations in their Adios Arpaio campaign. A delegation of teenage volunteers delivered moving boxes to the office of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the notorious top law enforcement officer of Maricopa County. Click here for television coverage, […]
Press Releases November 4, 2015
[New York, NY] This week, hotel housekeepers affiliated with UNITE HERE, a union representing 270,000 workers across the U.S. and Canada, will be holding protests in more than 20 cities across North America, spotlighting safety concerns and poor wages faced by many women who clean hotel rooms. These actions are being held in conjunction with […]
Posts April 20, 2010
On April 17, UNITE HERE Local 355 members kicked off the 2010 "Sleep With the Right People" campaign at the 2nd Annual Miami Beach Pride Festival. The festival was a huge success, with event organizers estimating over 20,000 in attendance. Hundreds of event participants signed pledge cards and wore stickers declaring their commitment to workers […]
Press Releases May 14, 2010
San Francisco, CA– California’s largest hospitality union, UNITEHERE, has launched a new campaign designed to draw attention to the safety and ethics records of the popular tour operator, Tauck Tours. This campaign is part of UNITE HERE International’s ongoing efforts to raise awareness about consumer safety in the hospitality and tourism sectors. The tour operator, […]
Posts April 23, 2007
Arizona laundry workers and their allies fanned out across three cities and two states on April 20 as part of a regional Fox Chase to seek out hiding restaurateur Sam Fox, owner of Fox Restaurant Concepts. Fox has been laying low, hiding from Milum Textile laundry workers since workers and community supporters attempted to deliver […]