Press Releases April 3, 2018
Memphis, TN – Hospitality worker union UNITE HERE will be mobilizing over 2,000 workers from across the country to join public sector union AFSCME in a major labor demonstration celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the labor movement’s involvement in worker rights. UNITE HERE’s 2,000 worker delegation will be the largest from any union […]
Press Releases March 5, 2018
Washington, DC – Today UNITE HERE, the hospitality workers union which represents thousands of DACA and TPS workers, is marking the Trump DACA deadline with a week of historic worker actions from Honolulu to Washington, DC in a continued commitment to a pathway to citizenship. With the fates of hundreds of thousands of DACA and […]
Posts October 11, 2017
UNITE HERE Local 26 dining hall workers ratify agreement, win $35,000 and affordable health care in “incredible victory” Boston, MA—On October 10, UNITE HERE Local 26 members on Northeastern University’s campus ratified a 5-year agreement just hours before they were scheduled to begin a strike. Workers voted 316 to 2 to authorize a strike on […]
Press Releases March 20, 2017
WASHINGTON—The members of UNITE HERE are reigniting their campaign to demand Congress protect the health care of millions of hardworking Americans. As the GOP Trumpcare plan speeds toward a vote of the full House, UNITE HERE is escalating efforts to educate voters about the disastrous effects of Trumpcare on costs, coverage, and care for millions […]
Press Releases July 28, 2015
[Washington, D.C.] Today, UNITE HERE joins labor, businesses and consumer advocacy groups to launch the Alliance to Fight the 40, a coalition calling for the repeal of an onerous 40% tax on health benefits starting 2018 as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). UNITE HERE, which represents 270,000 housekeepers, cooks and other workers in […]
Press Releases June 23, 2015
UNITE HERE has launched a national program calling for an end to pharmaceutical influence on Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses. This effort comes at the first anniversary of the Open Payments database, a federal program that collects and makes public information about financial relationships between the health care industry, physicians, and teaching hospitals. UNITE HERE, […]
Posts May 21, 2010
On May 11, hundreds of members of UNITE HERE Local 355 in Miami, Florida, joined together with community leaders, Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado, and UNITE HERE International President John Wilhelm to commemorate the recent tragedy in Haiti and to stand up for economic security for Haitian-American workers. UNITE HERE members discussed the impact of the […]
Posts January 18, 2006
Toronto, Ontario-"Employees from York University’s largest cafeteria operator, Sodexho, have voted overwhelmingly to join UNITE HERE. The York University workers are following the lead of workers in other major cafeteria-operating companies at other universities. "Sodexho workers need more dignity on the job," says Courtney Radic, UNITE HERE organizing director. UNITE HERE would like to implement […]
Press Releases December 10, 2013
Norwalk, CT – December 10, 2013 – HEI Hotels & Resorts and labor union UNITE HERE affirmed today the formation of a long-term partnership focused on generating mutual growth and improving industry-wide labor relations through communication. While details of the strategic relationship are not being announced, the agreement resolves all ongoing matters between the union […]
Press Releases May 22, 2012
Commemorating the legacy of Harvey Milk on the occasion of his birthday, the labor union UNITE HERE is launching a campaign to promote LGBT and labor solidarity. This year’s Pride marks the first since the eruption of Occupy and other global movements for social and economic justice. Members of UNITE HERE will participate in dozens […]
UNITE HERE represents workers throughout the United States and Canada.