Union canvassers to knock over 3.5 million doors in Arizona, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and seven more states to deliver victory for Harris/Walz, downballot candidates who fight with working people 

MEDIA ADVISORY for September 19, 2024 at 2:00pET / 1:00pCT/ NoonMT / 11:00aPT
Please register in advance. Click here to RSVP. 

Who:  

• UNITE HERE International President Gwen Mills 

• UNITE HERE Secretary-Treasurer Nia Winston 

• Canvassers from: UNITE HERE Local 11 Arizona; Culinary Union UNITE HERE Local 226 Nevada; and UNITE HERE Local 274 Philadelphia 

What: Virtual press conference outlining what’s at stake for working people in the 2024 election and UNITE HERE’s efforts to get voters to the polls. Building on a proven track record of historic wins in red states, UNITE HERE members and leadership will share why delivering victory this election season is “Up to Us” in key swing states of Arizona, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and beyond. 

When: Thursday, September 19 at 2:00pmET 

Where: Zoom; all press must register — Click here to RSVP. 

Why:
Face-to-face conversations are decisive in close elections, and UNITE HERE has a track record of success. In 2020 and 2022, our canvassing operation was a critical factor in defeating Donald Trump and fending off the “Red Wave” in favor of candidates who would stand alongside working people. 

In 2024 the stakes are even higher, and what was already the largest labor-led canvassing operation is even bigger. While UNITE HERE members fight for and win life-changing union contracts in the hotel, food service, and gaming industries, 1,800 canvassers will be speaking with voters in ten key states—including Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Nevada—to ensure that we keep moving forward with an administration that has our backs.  

Workers’ rights, fair wages, organizing power, and an opportunity to build on the pro-union legacy of the Biden administration are on the line. We won’t go back to another four years of a Donald Trump presidency. 

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UNITE HERE is the hospitality workers’ union in the U.S. and Canada, representing nearly 275,000 workers in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, transportation, and airport industries.