Press Releases November 18, 2010
Indianapolis – A group of 20 community supporters, composed primarily of female religious and civic leaders looking to lend a hand and help improve the quality of Hyatt Regency housekeepers’ working conditions, rolled up their sleeves on Thursday and entered the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis with the aim to help the housekeepers clean their rooms. The […]
Press Releases April 20, 2011
After 20 months of bargaining, UNITE HERE Local 1 and Starwood Hotels have reached settlements in Chicago. The agreement affects 1200 Starwood workers at the Sheraton Hotel, Westin Michigan Avenue, Westin River North, W Lakeshore, W City Center, and the Tremont, as well as approximately 2000 workers in 16 other hotels, where hotel operators have […]
Press Releases June 20, 2011
(Chicago, IL)–After 20 months of negotiations, housekeepers, dishwashers, bellmen and other hotel workers are going on strike at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, the largest Hyatt property in the world. Hyatt, a company run by billionaires, wants to outsource work and impose dangerous working conditions on housekeepers. Workers also say they want to be able to […]
Press Releases March 30, 2015
[New York, NY] Today, Mayor de Blasio has announced that he will appoint Tom Snyder to serve as his new Chief of Staff. Snyder, who is currently serving as the National Political Director for UNITE HERE, a union representing 270,000 hospitality workers across North America, will join the Mayor’s Office effective Apr. 20. “For nearly […]
Press Releases January 20, 2017
BOSTON, MA—Dining hall workers at Northeastern University will walk off the job during lunch service at 12:00 noon today, January 20, to join demonstrations in Boston of President-Elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration. Workers will return to work at the start of the morning shifts on Saturday. The strike is inspired by the guiding principles of the […]
Press Releases April 23, 2021
“UNITE HERE’s 300,000 members across the country strongly support President Biden’s nomination of Deirdre Hamilton to serve as a member on the National Mediation Board (NMB). Hamilton has 20 years of experience representing union workers in the airline industry. We urge the Senate to confirm her appointment quickly. “Hamilton’s expertise is greatly needed to uplift […]
Press Releases July 18, 2023
Brooklyn, NY – Food and beverage workers at Barclays Center have a new tentative agreement with their employer, Levy, averting a planned strike authorization vote. If ratified by membership vote, Levy workers will receive raises between $5-$11.20 an hour. By the end of the contract, the lowest paid worker will earn a wage of $25 […]
Posts November 15, 2012
[Phoenix, AZ] Today, hundreds of election volunteers, members of UNITE HERE, and state legislators are holding a demonstration outside the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office, where Arizona voters still await answers on the outcome of statewide races. Last week, the Arizona Secretary of State confirmed there are more than 450,000 uncounted votes in Maricopa County–one-third of […]
Press Releases March 28, 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 […]
Press Releases July 16, 2020
TORONTO—Today, members and leaders of UNITE HERE, Canada’s hospitality workers’ union, called on government leaders to implement three essentials for a fair and safe return to work for Canadian hospitality workers, who were among the first and hardest hit by the economic impact of COVID-19. Over 90% of hospitality workers in the country’s hotels, airports, […]
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