Press Releases August 14, 2018
SEATTLE, WA– Today, the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund announced UNITE HERE Local 8 as the recipient of a grant to support low-wage workers who have experienced sexual misconduct or related retaliation in the workplace. Local 8 will use this grant to train hotel worker leaders to conduct outreach and hold a series of know-your-rights […]
Press Releases July 16, 2018
Miami, FL – On Tuesday night UNITE HERE Local 355 Miami successfully capped two months’ worth of frantic grassroots, political, and media advocacy by packing the Miami Dade County Commission with members in red union shirts, and watching as the County Commission reverse course to deliver on promised raises for 2,000 concessions workers at the […]
Press Releases November 20, 2017
New York, NY – The termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 50,000 Haitian immigrants by the Department of Homeland Security is inhumane and wrong for these 50,000 Haitian workers, their families and American-born children, and the economic viability of the tourism and hospitality industries in the United States. “Today DHS and the Trump administration […]
Press Releases August 10, 2017
UNITE HERE filed federal unfair labor practice charges Wednesday against Anbang Insurance Group and three of its hotel operators for failing to comply with its request for information on the firm’s ownership and sources of financing. The charges come as China-based Anbang reportedly may be under pressure to sell its overseas assets, which could include its […]
Press Releases May 12, 2017
Miami, FL – On Saturday, May 13, 2017, the UNITE HERE union, one of the largest organizations of Haitian immigrants in Florida, will be participating in multiple actions organizing against the threat of 50,000 Haitian immigrants facing immediate deportation this summer under the Trump administration. The mass deportation threat stems from the sunsetting of Haitian […]
Press Releases May 1, 2017
WASHINGTON— More than 30,000 UNITE HERE members in 27 cities are taking part in actions in their communities and workplaces for the largest May Day in the U.S. in more than a decade. Hundreds of thousands of workers, immigrants, and allies will take to the streets for humane, commonsense immigration policies, and to challenge the […]
Press Releases October 14, 2016
Las Vegas, NV – This month, the final Presidential Debate will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Culinary Union, the largest affiliate of UNITE HERE, one of the strongest political forces in the state will be mobilizing workers and immigrant voters to elect politicians who will fight for our families. Earlier this year, Culinary […]
Press Releases September 27, 2016
Las Vegas, NV – Citing federal law allowing boycotts for the purpose of forcing an employer to honor their duty to bargain, UNITE HERE, the parent union of the Culinary Union which is certified as the bargaining representative of workers at Trump Hotel Las Vegas, has called for a national boycott of businesses Donald J. […]
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