Press Releases November 20, 2015
Las Vegas, NV – The Culinary Union was chartered on November 1, 1935 and this year marks the 80th anniversary of the organization that has improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of Nevada hospitality workers and their families with union wages and benefits. In eight decades, the Culinary Union has become an essential economic […]
Press Releases December 11, 2014
(Burlingame, CA)—After working without a contract for more than a year — in a region suffering from some of the worst economic inequality in the country — nearly 1,000 restaurant workers at San Francisco Airport went on strike this morning, shutting down restaurants at terminals throughout the facility. Workers will be on strike for 48 […]
Press Releases October 14, 2016
Las Vegas, NV – This month, the final Presidential Debate will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Culinary Union, the largest affiliate of UNITE HERE, one of the strongest political forces in the state will be mobilizing workers and immigrant voters to elect politicians who will fight for our families. Earlier this year, Culinary […]
Press Releases July 29, 2006
Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) today announced a tentative agreement with the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council on a new contract relating to the Hilton New York and Waldorf=Astoria Hotels, and also announced a five-year agreement with UNITE HERE that the parties have termed a “Partnership for Future Growth.” The New York agreement, which […]
Press Releases December 5, 2011
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – December 5, 2011 – Disneyland Resort and UNITE HERE Local 11, the union representing 2,100 workers at the Resort’s three hotels, announced today that they have concluded negotiations on a mutually-agreeable, five-year collective bargaining agreement. The contract will be effective once voted upon and ratified by the Local 11 members at the […]
Press Releases December 8, 2011
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – December 7, 2011 — By an overwhelming majority, UNITE HERE Local 11 members at the Disneyland Resort ratified a new, mutually beneficial, five-year collective bargaining agreement that was supported by both union leadership and the company. The contract will be in effect through January 2017, and applies to the union’s 2,100 workers […]
Press Releases March 31, 2023
Union members voted by 97% to ratify the contract. Under this agreement, every current theme park worker in the union will receive a raise between $5.50 and $8.60 by the end of the contract, with the first $3 in raises arriving this year.
Press Releases October 17, 2023
Workers made sacrifices to keep the industry afloat amidst the pandemic, call for their fair share as industry booms
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 […]