Press Releases June 2, 2015
EAST CHICAGO, IN – The union for workers in gaming, hotels, and food service industries, UNITE HERE, has launched a new website intended as a resource for customers of Northwest Indiana casinos who need to know whether labor disputes could affect their plans in the area. The website, www.indianagamingalert.org, will be regularly updated with information […]
Press Releases April 18, 2016
LAS VEGAS–UNITE HERE invites prospective investors to review its critical analysis of the second-class IPO by Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (proposed NASDAQ ticker: RRR) at: www.RRRIPOdissected.org. Investors who buy Red Rock’s second-class shares on offer will gain a minority (33%) stake in the once-bankrupt Las Vegas casino and tavern operator, Station Casinos. “It is alarming […]
Press Releases August 27, 2004
Kansas City, MO & Ft. Smith, AR: After seven months of negotiations, workers in Kansas City, Missouri and Ft. Smith, Arkansas ratified agreements with Cintas. the nations’ largest uniform company. Members of UNITE HERE in Ft. Smith and Kansas City sew and distribute uniforms under the Brookfield label and distribute the US Uniforms brand to […]
Pages July 21, 2015
As our nation’s leaders debate reauthorization of the FAA, a growing number of labor unions are weighing in to call on Congress to allow airports to increase the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) according to their local infrastructure needs. So far, leaders from the following labor councils and federations have issued statements in support of airports […]
Pages March 21, 2018
This April, more than 2,000 UNITE HERE members from across North America joined tens of thousands more in Memphis, Tennessee, to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Memphis sanitation workers—and carry their legacy forward. Fifty years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the historic Memphis sanitation […]
Press Releases December 7, 2004
Riverboat workers have set a strike date and are preparing to walk off the job during the busy Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend unless new contracts can be reached at four area casinos. “There’s no better way to honor the legacy of Dr. King than to fight for our families,” says Andre Martelly, a […]
Press Releases March 14, 2005
What: Over 100 UNITE HERE International Union officers will join in support of the Monterey Bay Travelodge workers at a Wednesday rally in front of the hotel. This rally follows more than seven months of weekly demonstrations, which have drawn over 1,200 participants. The Travelodge workers, the union and other Monterey Bay community members are […]
Press Releases March 22, 2005
Members of the American Philosophical Association (APA) will picket the Westin St. Francis hotel, 335 Powell Street in San Francisco this Wednesday, March 23rd, between 4:00 and 5:00 pm. The philosophers want to show their support for San Francisco hotel workers (members of UNITE HERE Local 2) fighting for a fair contract. They will also […]
Press Releases March 31, 2005
On Thursday, March 31, hundreds of working families, union leaders and community allies will hold a mass demonstration in New York City to challenge Charles Schwab to withdraw support for privatizing Social Security. The action will take place outside the Ritz Carlton hotel at 12noon at 2 West St., corner of Battery Place where Charles […]
Press Releases August 24, 2005
Minneapolis, MN – As students across the country prepare to head back to school, union members have embarked on a national campaign to educate the public about the dangers of chemicals commonly used by TruGreen ChemLawn on school grounds. Starting this Saturday, members of the union UNITE HERE will canvass 100,000 households in 20 states […]