Press Releases March 22, 2018
(NEW YORK NY) – Today, President Stuart Appelbaum of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), Bill Granfield, President, UNITE HERE Local 100, and Alvin Ramnarain, President of RWDSU Local 1102 announced their support for the Port Authority’s new wage resolution, which would steadily increase workers base wages, many of whom were receiving minimum […]
Press Releases June 24, 2019
NATIONWIDE—Workers who prepare, pack and deliver food and beverages served aboard flights for American, Delta, United and other airlines have voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike when released by the National Mediation Board. It was the largest such vote ever to occur in the U.S. airline catering industry, with more than 11,000 workers […]
Press Releases December 22, 2015
Last week, Congress reauthorized the controversial EB-5 Regional Center Program as part of its massive 2016 spending bill. In the months leading up to reauthorization, the program—through which wealthy foreign citizens can secure US green cards in exchange for investing $500,000 each in businesses that create 10 direct, indirect, or induced jobs in designated “high […]
Posts October 19, 2005
Volney, NY–UNITE HERE Local 701T members at Interface Solutions ratified a new contract last Friday. The new contract came almost two months after the company locked out union members when they began picketing the plant following failed contract negotiations. The local had announced that it would file a lawsuit against the company, claiming various violations […]
Press Releases October 24, 2013
This summer, Chicago Public Schools took its school food program in an exciting new direction by nearly eliminating frozen, pre-plated meals from its lunchrooms. Yet, just two weeks before launching the program at the start of the school year, CPS also announced the layoff of 200 lunchroom workers—layoffs that the workers themselves warned could jeopardize […]
Posts September 1, 2015
Gate Gourmet workers (members of Local 1) rally in Chicago in January 2015. On Thursday, August 27th votes were tallied and Gate Gourmet airline catering members approved a new union contract covering 7907 workers across the country! The contract was ratified by a 92% margin and will be expire December 31, 2017. 3499 workers are […]