Posts April 8, 2013
Long Beach, Calif. (April 8, 2013) – Hyatt hotels in Long Beach, UNITE HERE Local 11, and Long Beach City Councilwoman, the Honorable Dr. Suja Lowenthal, today announced that associates at Hyatt Regency Long Beach and Hyatt The Pike Long Beach have elected to be represented by UNITE HERE Local 11. All Hyatt associates who […]
Pages August 30, 2019
See the trailer: https://www.pbs.org/video/arf-councilwoman-trailer/ Premiere Broadcast September 3, 2019 @ 8/7c America ReFramed on WORLD Channel Streaming Available 9/3–10/3/2019 https://worldchannel.org/episode/arf-councilwoman/ Too few politicians are union members, grandmothers, and immigrants. But one politician is all three: Councilwoman Carmen Castillo. Carmen Castillo is a UNITE HERE union housekeeper and city councilwoman in Providence, Rhode Island and “Councilwoman” is […]
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 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 […]
Posts September 29, 2005
As a result of escalating workload and duties, room attendants at the Fairmont Royal York report being unable to take their breaks. On Thursday September 22, all room attendants took their breaks at the same time and room attendants held rallies in the staff cafeteria to educate other departments about the unbearable workload. As a […]
Posts May 30, 2013
Hotel workers across BC have voted “Yes” to authorize strikes. Room Attendants, Cooks, Servers, Front Desk and other hotel staff have been without a contract for over a year and have authorized possible job actions. Despite months of negotiations, hotel workers have yet to see real progress at the bargaining table. Employers have not addressed […]
Posts November 30, 2017
The Trump administration has determined that the temporary protection status issued to Haitians living in the United States after an earthquake in 2010, is no longer needed. Almost 60,000 Haitians living in the US now have until July 22, 2019 to go home, or change their visa status. Haitian activists say that conditions in Haiti […]
Press Releases April 8, 2013
Long Beach, Calif. (April 8, 2013) – Hyatt hotels in Long Beach, UNITE HERE Local 11, and Long Beach City Councilwoman, the Honorable Dr. Suja Lowenthal, today announced that associates at Hyatt Regency Long Beach and Hyatt The Pike Long Beach have elected to be represented by UNITE HERE Local 11. All Hyatt associates who […]
Press Releases March 20, 2017
WASHINGTON—The members of UNITE HERE are reigniting their campaign to demand Congress protect the health care of millions of hardworking Americans. As the GOP Trumpcare plan speeds toward a vote of the full House, UNITE HERE is escalating efforts to educate voters about the disastrous effects of Trumpcare on costs, coverage, and care for millions […]