Posts June 20, 2013
On June 20, over 100 hospitality and service industry workers and their children, along with UNITE HERE Local 355 and community organizations, rallied in Miami to protest Senator Rubio’s lack of leadership on immigration reform. Dozens of children and parents held signs and called on Senator Rubio to work toward to a fair and comprehensive […]
Posts August 15, 2013
On July 20, the 70 food service workers at St. Mary’s College in Moraga, CA ratified their first union contract! The workers joined UNITE HERE Local 2850 in March 2013. The contract will reduce workers’ contributions for health insurance by half. It also includes yearly raises, seniority, a stronger policy against sexual harassment, and protections […]
Posts February 21, 2014
Las Vegas, NV – Thousands of casino workers are in contract negotiations on the Strip and Downtown in Las Vegas. The union agreements expired on June 1, 2013 and until now, members have been working under an extension of the previous contract. On Thursday, February 20, workers voted to end the extensions and terminate agreements […]
Posts March 3, 2014
Two UNITE HERE locals are joining forces for contract negotiations with Walt Disney World in Orlando this week. The contract affects the breadth of duties performed by the resort’s 20,000 UNITE HERE-represented employees, including housekeepers, custodians, cooks, dishwashers, servers, bartenders, ride operators, and fast food workers, among others. Almost one thousand members of UNITE HERE Local […]
Posts January 16, 2015
On Wednesday afternoon, USC Hospitality and Auxiliary Services workers held a protest on Childs Way near the Ronald Tutor Campus Center demanding higher wages. About 20 food service workers marched and chanted from noon until about 5 p.m. This marks the first protest by USC workers in the spring semester. Though the workers conducted larger […]
Posts October 30, 2015
HONOLULU — October 20, 2015 — After three years of contract bargaining, Kaiser Permanente employees represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new three-year collective bargaining agreement that covers 1,900 employees at 22 facilities throughout Hawaii. The agreement retains full pension coverage with no cuts to benefits, provides excellent pay increases, […]
Posts March 29, 2012
Pebble Beach, CA — UNITE HERE Local 483 members at the prestigious Lodge at Pebble Beach voted overwhelmingly to approve a 5-year labor contract Tuesday evening, March 27. Approximately 94% of the voting members approved the agreement, calling for a minimum of $1.90 per hour in additional wages for non-tipped workers over the span of […]
Posts November 28, 2016
UNITE HERE Local 100 members attended New York Mayor Bill De Blasio’s bill signing, on October 31st 2016 at city hall, enacting legislation that protects food service workers. This bill requires a 90-day retention period, for food service workers, when an owner or operator terminates a food service contract for a corporate cafeteria, college, arena, […]
Posts August 4, 2005
San Francisco, CA-"On July 1, a manager at San Francisco’s Mark Hopkins Hotel directed five housekeeping department employees and members of UNITE HERE Local 2 to refrain from speaking Cantonese while they are in the hotel. The workers had been engaged in a private conversation about their work schedules at approximately 7:50 am, prior to […]
Posts April 20, 2012
On April 18, UNITE HERE members in Columbus, GA ratified a new contract for the more than 900 contracted food service workers at Fort Benning. With 98% voting in support, the new agreement builds on the landmark 2010 contract in which Fort Benning food service workers won unprecedented improvements in their economic and working conditions, […]
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