Pages May 22, 2014
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Press Releases July 19, 2023
UNITE HERE stands in solidarity with SAG-AFTRA joining the WGA on strike to take on the rich and powerful Hollywood film and TV industry — as well as our own UNITE HERE Local 11 organizing a series of job actions against the hotel industry in the nation’s second-largest city. Our Union of hospitality workers has […]
Press Releases December 14, 2021
MCLEAN, VA – Hotel workers’ union UNITE HERE has issued a travel alert for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) guests, advising that most Hilton hotels’ default is no longer to clean hotel rooms daily. As the COVID-19 Omicron variant raises new safety concerns about holiday travel, housekeepers say that Hilton should not reduce cleaning services. […]
Press Releases October 11, 2021
NEW YORK – Seventeen unions have said they will review contracts for their future conventions, meetings, and other events to ensure that attendees receive automatic daily housekeeping. The unions – which represent educators, health care professionals, and more – have also written letters to CEO Chris Nassetta, criticizing Hilton’s policy of automatically opting guests out […]
Press Releases October 26, 2021
‘Striketober’ has hit the VA Governor’s Race — and it could help deliver the state for Democrats. ARLINGTON — With just a week left, Virginia’s elections are shaping up to be a critical battleground for labor organizing amidst a month dubbed as ‘Striketober,’ due to the resurgence of militant labor activity as union favorability is […]
Press Releases May 30, 2018
Las Vegas, NV – New investor alerts from UNITE HERE Gaming Research, the research arm of the hospitality workers’ union, project that a one-month strike in Las Vegas could cost the two largest employers on the Las Vegas Strip – MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR) – over $300 million […]
Press Releases September 9, 2010
TORONTO- Fairmont Royal York workers have voted to authorize strike action by midnight this Thursday if the hotel chain cannot come to the bargaining table with an offer that will ensure decent jobs and working conditions for the workers. Over 86% voted for strike authorization at the hotel, which is hosting guests of the Toronto […]
Press Releases May 11, 2010
As the November 2010 elections approach, working men and women across the country are calling on their elected representatives to make Wall Street and corporate America pay for their role in destroying millions of American jobs. On May 13, the AFL-CIO, the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and UNITE HERE, joined by experts and Congressional leaders, […]
Press Releases November 16, 2021
Workers at HelloFresh have alerted government agencies and are calling for investigations of higher-than-average injury rates at America’s #1 meal kit company’s Richmond CA and Aurora CO factories. As online food ordering exploded during COVID, HelloFresh doubled its U.S. revenues in 2020 – but the workers who prep, assemble, and ship these meal kits say […]
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 […]