Press Releases June 18, 2009
1,000 tourism workers took to the streets today near LAX in a protest marking the beginning of a citywide contract campaign. As Los Angeles enters the height of the tourism season, union contracts that mandate good wages, guaranteed wage increases, free family health insurance and job security are set to expire for 10,000 Los Angeles […]
Press Releases October 14, 2010
Honolulu,HI – At 3:00a.m. this morning, and more than three months after union hotel contracts expired,hotel workers at the Hilton Hawaiian Village – Hilton’s largest hotel worldwide with over 3,600 rooms and 1,500 union workers – walked off the job, announcing a five-day strike protesting Hilton’s efforts to lock workers into cheap recession contracts. Outraged […]
Press Releases February 12, 2016
LAS VEGAS–UNITE HERE has sent a letter to Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) to urge the bank to dispose of its non-core casino asset through the Station Casinos (Red Rock Resorts) IPO in order to boost its capital position and investor confidence. The letter can be viewed here. “Investors might be surprised to learn that Deutsche Bank […]
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 […]
Posts June 5, 2013
School Employees, Parents and Students Rally Behind New Recommendations for Real Food, Safer Schools June 5, 2013 – Amidst uncertainty and doomsday scenarios shrouding the School District of Philadelphia, a new report released today entitled "Inside the Lunchroom: Workers‘ Vision For Real Food and Safe Schools," identifies necessary yet simple solutions for improving the quality […]
Press Releases March 1, 2013
LOS ANGELES – Forty-eight cooks will graduate from the Los Angeles Airport Culinary Training Program on Friday with fresh skills that will benefit their careers and satisfy travelers’ palates. The program provides a much-needed culinary education that will ready the airport cooks for jobs at new high-end eateries to open there later this year. A […]
Press Releases June 5, 2015
Washington, D.C.–Changes may be coming to a controversial federal program through which wealthy foreign investors can secure US green cards. Yesterday, a proposal to re-authorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program was put forth by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), leaders of the Senate Judiciary committee, as Senate Bill 1501. The bill extends […]
Posts February 16, 2010
In President’s Day address, leaders call on Disney Corp. to provide affordable healthcare for its hotel workers CA Speaker-Elect John A. Pérez, CA Assembly Member Jose Solorio, and other elected leaders showed support for hunger-striking Disney hotel workers on Monday by calling on the Walt Disney Corporation to continue to provide affordable healthcare for its […]
Press Releases April 1, 2024
Photos >> NEW YORK—On March 31, 2024, D. Taylor stepped down from his role as President of UNITE HERE, leaving behind a legacy defined by record union growth and groundbreaking raised standards for service-sector jobs. Taylor prioritized organizing in places written off by most, continuing that growth even as the global pandemic devastated the hospitality […]
Posts May 30, 2015
In late May, workers at Baltimore’s BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport visited Frankfurt, Germany. They have asked Fraport AG — parent company of BWI’s concessions developer AirMall USA — to address the poor quality of jobs and working conditions the airport’s food and retail concessions program. Frustrated with lack of action since Fraport acquired AirMall nearly […]