Press Releases December 21, 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada: The Local Joint Executive Board Las Vegas, UNITE HERE Culinary Workers Union Local 226, Bartenders Union Local 165, and the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas are pleased to announce a new first time union contract covering the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas’ Food and Beverage and Housekeeping employees from January 1, 2017 […]
Press Releases January 20, 2021
“UNITE HERE members hail from all over the globe and, for decades, immigrant workers have been at the center of our Union’s efforts to end poverty and change lives. “In 2020, over 1,700 UNITE HERE members canvassed door-to-door in states like Nevada, Arizona, and Pennsylvania to win the election for President Biden and Vice President […]
Press Releases May 13, 2021
“Americans are smart, they want the steady income that comes from a job, but they need childcare, they want to go back safe, and they want a job that’s worth it. “Workers with kids – especially women, who are a big share of hospitality workers – may not have access to in-person schooling or childcare […]
Press Releases May 26, 2021
“UNITE HERE grieves the loss of ATU Local 265 Transit Union members murdered today in yet another horrific and devastating act of gun violence that took the lives of eight working people at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail yard. Our Union sends love, prayers, and solidarity to the family, community, and […]
Press Releases September 22, 2021
Shortly after a devastating earthquake that resulted in the deaths of over 2,200 Haitians and the July assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, the Biden Administration is deporting families to Haiti under Title 42, without offering them legal protection or the opportunity to file for asylum. UNITE HERE represents over 300,00 hospitality workers across the U.S. […]
Press Releases June 23, 2021
WASHINGTON—UNITE HERE hospitality workers made huge sacrifices to get out the vote and take back our country for the people. We knocked on 3 million doors in Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Florida, mobilizing the votes of working people and people of color hit hardest by economic inequality and the pandemic. Then we continued this momentum […]
Press Releases September 16, 2021
NEW YORK – Hotel housekeepers in eight cities across the U.S. and Canada will mobilize to protest job cuts at Hilton hotels throughout International Housekeeping Week (Sept. 13-19). With unemployment benefits expired, housekeepers say that Hilton has reduced cleaning services in order to avoid putting housekeepers back on the job. Overwhelmingly women of color, housekeepers […]
Press Releases October 21, 2010
TORONTO–Workers at the Radisson Suite Hotel Toronto Airport struck a picket line at dawn this morning. The 52 workers have become the ninth group employed at hotels owned or operated by Westmont affiliates to take strike action. Teresa Torres, a member of the union’s bargaining committee, explained, “we are reaching a boiling point inside the […]
Posts May 23, 2005
Former President of the Textile Workers Union of America and dedicated pioneer labor leader for more than 70 years, Sol Stetin died in St. Louis on May 20 of complications of leukemia. Born on April 2, 1910 in Pabianice, Poland, near the silk center of Lodz, to Fanny and Hymen Stetin, he arrived at Ellis […]
Posts September 9, 2010
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 International […]