Welcome to UNITE HERE Local 11
Organized workers earn more. Union members can enjoy health and pension benefits funded through employers’ contributions. Workers and their dependents can also negotiate to win free legal assistance with immigration services, housing issues, divorce, adoption and other services. Our families deserve more. Organize and Win!
POLITICO: ‘An earthquake’: Nithya Raman’s rise jolts LA’s political establishment
Election Victories!
Recent Contract Ratifications
In October, three new contracts have been ratified for the members of Local 11. Congratulations and , Sí Se Puede!
Roberto Got His Job Back at FFG
Marie Won Back Her Job!
Marie works for Aramark at Arizona State University, and she was terminated unfairly. Her coworkers got together, delegated management about her firing, collected signatures for a petition, and demanded she be brought back. She was able to return to work returned to work on October 27, when we fight, we win!
Hudson Workers at Sky Harbor Airport Win First Contract
Congratulations to the workers at Hudson at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, who won their first contract through interest arbitration at the end of October! They won a pension, access to the legal fund and the HTA, 95% employer contributions for healthcare, and an $8.50 wage increase over four years. They also won the right to vote on paid time, like this former Trump voter and long-time non-voter.
Victory at the Hilton Checkers in DTLA
After a four-month campaign, workers at the Hilton Checkers in DTLA voted to join the union. Their future union contract will cover all 49 workers in the hotel. Congratulations and welcome to the union!
Two $$$ Victories at Phoenix Sky Chefs
JETWAY WORKERS WIN A NEW CONTRACT IN LAX
After being without a contract since 2019, Jetway workers at LAX agreed to a new contract that includes tens of thousands of dollars in retro pay! This is the 20th food service contract ratified in LAX in 2026. Sí se puede!
WINNING AT THE SANDBOURNE SANTA MONICA
Cooks and servers at the Sandbourne Santa Monica finally got a union contract that will give them healthcare, pension and a $10 raise effective immediately. The housekeepers at the hotel got their first union contract in 2019. In that first contract they won partial growth that added the bell department, front desk, engineering and banquets. In their 2023 contract they added the restaurant and F & B departments. Now these workers finally got their contract. When we fight, we win!
The Compass United Lounges in LAX ratify their first union contract
ASU Workers File First Amendment Lawsuit Against Arizona State University
As students return to campus for a new school year, food service workers employed by Aramark at Arizona State University held a ‘Welcome Back’ picket at ASU’s Tempe campus. The picket come just a week after Local 11 filed a federal lawsuit against Arizona State University, the Arizona Board of Regents, and ASU President Michael Crow, alleging that university officials systematically violated their First Amendment rights by restricting workers’ ability to protest on and near ASU’s campus.
VICTORY AT DIGNITY HEALTH SPORTS PARK
Workers at Dignity Health Sports Park ratified a new union contract with great benefits. 98% voted YES for the contract that secured wages close to or at $30 per hour and allowed workers to combine their health benefit hours across the entire event center.
Grand Opening of the UNITE HERE Local 11 Health and Dental Center
UNITE HERE Local 11—in Partnership with MLK Community Healthcare—opened a 15,000 square foot State of the Art Medical and Dental Center for Hospitality Workers. This clinic sets a national standard for hospitality worker care—and it is all because of our commitment to fighting and growing our union throughout the region.
Union members , employers, and union leadership where joined by Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez who celebrated the opening of this one-of-a-kind dental and medical center. And plenty of members of the press were at hand to report on this monumental achievement. Sí se pudo!
Daily Pilot: Anaheim Marriott union wins $2.75 million settlement in recalled workers’ case
“When workers stand together, accountability is possible,” Ada Briceño, co-president of Unite Here Local 11, said during a press conference. “Behind this settlement are families who struggle to pay rent, put food on the table and make ends meet. While this cannot erase those hardships, it delivers long overdue justice to every employee. The message is simple: respect workers and follow the law.”