Press Releases June 13, 2025
Yesterday, I was outraged to see U.S. Senator Alex Padilla thrown to the floor and detained for standing up for his constituents. It was a scene that I and many other UNITE HERE immigrant members had seen before. Many of us came to the US from countries where our our basic rights were at risk, […]
Press Releases October 6, 2016
Chicago, IL — UNITE HERE, an organization representing 270,000 working people across North America, today announced its endorsement slate for candidates seeking election to the United States Senate this November. The emerging Senate candidates are: Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ); Kamala Harris (CA); Patrick Murphy (FL); Tammy Duckworth (IL); Evan Bayh (IN); Chris Van Hollen (MD); Jason […]
Press Releases June 3, 2010
TORONTO–Workers at 32 Toronto and area hotels have overwhelmingly given strike authorization to stop declining working conditions and other draconian measures they say are plunging them into precarious work and reducing the quality of service to hotel guests. With most hotel contracts having expired by February 2010, the votes authorizing strike action by upwards to […]