Press Releases December 20, 2020
WHO: Stacey Abrams and over 600 UNITE HERE hospitality workers WHAT: Zoom Virtual Rally WHERE: Zoom. Media to RSVP here. WHEN: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 10:00 am WHY: More than 600 UNITE HERE laid-off hospitality workers have been canvassing to deliver the vote for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, aiming to knock on more than one million doors in Georgia. In […]
Press Releases December 12, 2020
CLARKSTON, GA—Georgia’s only team of African immigrant canvassers celebrated the launch of an ambitious door-to-door canvassing operation that aims to knock on the doors of an estimated 40,000 African immigrants, urging this population of naturalized U.S. citizen voters to support Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. Canvassers were joined by Congressmen Hank Johnson and Luis […]
Press Releases December 10, 2020
ATLANTA—Over 500 UNITE HERE housekeepers, bartenders, cooks, and concessions workers rallied in Atlanta on Wednesday to stress the urgency needed to take back the Senate. They were joined by Atlanta City Council Members Michael Julian Bond, Matt Westmoreland, Andre Dickens, Amir Farokhi, Cleta Winslow, and Natalyn Archibong, CEO of the New Georgia Project Nsé Ufot, […]
Press Releases September 14, 2020
All press must register in advance. Click here to RSVP. WHAT: Virtual town hall to discuss what’s at stake in the 2020 election, UNITE HERE’s efforts to get voters to the polls, and the impact that the pandemic has had on hospitality workers and their families. Building on their track record of historic wins in red […]
Press Releases January 29, 2020
NEW YORK, NY—Today UNITE HERE hospitality workers union condemned the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Trump Administration’s new racist wealth test for immigrants seeking legal status in the U.S. UNITE HERE General Vice President for Immigration, Diversity and Civil Rights Enrique Fernández issued the following statement: “By allowing new policy denying green cards to […]
Press Releases January 28, 2020
In 2020, UNITE HERE’s International Union and our affiliates have made a commitment to turbocharge our political organizing, building on proven GOTV successes in cities and states across North America. This year, UNITE HERE locals will be active in races across the U.S., with a particular focus and yearlong programs running in the key swing […]
Press Releases August 13, 2019
NEW YORK, NY—Today UNITE HERE hospitality workers union denounced the Trump Administration’s latest racist attack on immigrant families—a new rule that gives preferential treatment to wealthier immigrants seeking legal status in the U.S. UNITE HERE International President D. Taylor issued the following statement: “The Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule is merely the latest salvo in […]
Press Releases June 25, 2019
Las Vegas, NV – On June 24, Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment jointly announced a proposed transaction to combine the two corporations, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals. The deal is to be based on $7.2 billion of new debt financing and $500 million of cuts and other “synergies.” UNITE HERE, the hospitality workers union, represents […]
Press Releases April 23, 2018
What: UNITE HERE union hotel workers from multiple cities appeared on an ABC Dateline 20/20 special sexual harassment investigation episode with Diane Sawyer When: Friday, April 20th, 10pm EST Where: ABC 20/20; Watch online at here. Who: UNITE HERE hotel workers from cities where our hotel workers took on the rampant sexual harassment in the […]
Press Releases August 1, 2017
Chicago, IL – On July 31, Bloomberg reported that Chinese authorities are pressuring insurance giant Anbang to sell its overseas assets. Hotel union UNITE HERE is calling on the company to ensure that its hotel workers are protected in any transition. UNITE HERE affiliates represent over a thousand workers at Anbang-owned hotels in the United States. The […]