Press Releases February 27, 2017
San Francisco—Tonight kicks off the first episode of ABC’s critically acclaimed mini-series When We Rise, inspired the life of and book by Cleve Jones, a longtime LGBTQ and labor activist. Using the mini-series as a launch pad, this year Cleve Jones is traveling the country and sharing the spotlight with members of UNITE HERE – […]
Press Releases August 4, 2010
As a union that has long stood for full equality for LGBT people, UNITE HERE International Union hails today’s federal court decision striking down California’s Proposition 8. UNITE HERE agrees with Judge Walker’s decision that Proposition 8 violates due process and equal protection guaranteed under the Constitution. UNITE HERE President John W. Wilhelm noted, "We […]
Press Releases August 16, 2005
New York, NY – UNITE HERE announces its endorsement of Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in the 2006 New York State Governor’s race today. The union represents more than 100,000 apparel, textile, hospitality and other workers and retirees throughout the state of New York. The candidate will join UNITE HERE members and leaders at rallies in […]
Press Releases June 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC–Enrique Fernandez, UNITE HERE Vice President for Immigration, Civil Rights, and Diversity, released the following statement: “UNITE HERE is a union of immigrants. The hospitality industry has long been a first destination for newcomers to this country, and UNITE HERE has been fighting for decades to reform our immigration system to be more humane […]
Press Releases July 30, 2021
WHO: More than 75 UNITE HERE hotel housekeepers, cooks, and other hospitality workers alongside the Poor People’s Campaign and allies WHAT: National rally and march to combat voter suppression laws WHERE: Union Plaza, Washington, D.C. WHEN: Monday, August 2 at 10:45 AM Just days before the 56th anniversary of the signing of the 1965 Voting […]
Press Releases November 4, 2020
Statement from UNITE HERE International President D. Taylor: This election season, UNITE HERE got out on the doors first and stayed out longest. More than 1,500 UNITE HERE canvassers—many of them Black and Latino workers whose jobs and families were hit hard by COVID-19—knocked on the doors of over 2.8 million Americans to encourage them […]
Press Releases June 19, 2019
Washington, DC – UNITE HERE is celebrating this Pride season by taking part in Pride events in 32 cities across North America, a representation of the union’s deep commitment to LGBTQ rights. Twenty-nine separate UNITE HERE affiliates will participate in or hold Pride actions, including in conservative states in the deep South. Legendary LGBTQ leader […]
Press Releases August 29, 2018
Phoenix, AZ – Tonight the hospitality worker union UNITE HERE celebrates electoral victory in the gubernatorial primary of Arizona, where the union’s endorsed pro-worker candidate with a commitment to immigrant families achieved victory in a competitive field. UNITE HERE union workers have spent weeks campaigning on the ground in Arizona and other states for their […]
Press Releases March 12, 2018
WHAT: UNITE HERE & the Culinary Union honor the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc., (CLINIC) and the Las Vegas Bishop Joseph A. Pepe at the Immigration Champions Reception. WHO: The Immigration Champions Reception is hosted by President of UNITE HERE D. Taylor, Secretary-Treasurer for the Culinary Union, Geoconda Argüello-Kline, and President for the Culinary Union, Ted Pappageorge. WHEN […]
Press Releases October 18, 2017
Washington, DC – In advance of an expected early November decision from the Department of Homeland Security regarding the fate of Central American TPS recipients, UNITE HERE is outlining plans for a national campaign to save TPS. The union, which consists of 270,000 hospitality workers, represents many immigrants including thousands working on TPS worker authorizations. […]
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