“When the pandemic hit, I was laid off without warning and without being given a reason why. I waited for a call back to resume work once the pandemic ends but I did not get a call back,” Roberto Medina, a maintenance engineer from Anaheim who worked at the hotel for about 10 years, said […]
Local 11 members and staff stood alongside Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell in support of an independent study of the Measure B funding allocation methodology — the first comprehensive review since voters approved the measure nearly 25 years ago.
UNITE HERE Local 11 held a press conference to announce a $2.75 million settlement with the Anaheim Marriott to resolve a citation against the Anaheim Marriott alleging that the hotel violated state law by failing to timely offer available positions to eligible former employees laid-off during the COVID-19 pandemic. The settlement follows complaints filed by workers […]
You are invited to the Grand Opening Celebration of our UNITE HERE Health and Dental Center, at 9 am on August 19, 2026. Our union has fought hard for many years to build the best, most cost-effective health and dental care for service workers in the country. We hope you can make it. All of […]
The Industrial Commission of Arizona has found in favor of four airline catering workers alleging unpaid wages from Aramark. The workers, who are refugees from Sudan and Afghanistan, are estimated to be owed more than $2,500 in total. The original charges were filed in February, and the case highlights why wage enforcement matters, especially for […]
Forty-seven workers at The Beverly Hilton who are being displaced by renovations at their hotel are receiving severance packages totaling over $6.6 million! Sixteen other workers were reassigned to new classifications and were able to keep their jobs at the hotel. All thanks to their union contract!
Labor leaders, clergy, and community supporters rallied this AM outside the Dana Point Marina Inn calling on Harbor developers to protect the jobs of workers at the Dana Point Marina Inn as the County-owned Dana Point Harbor undergoes redevelopment.
LOS ANGELES — As the City of Los Angeles continues investigating Flying Food Group for alleged violations of the LAX Living Wage Ordinance, the airline caterer has begun quietly paying dozens of workers after city investigators uncovered an additional apparent violation involving required healthcare benefits. In March of this year, workers filed a complaint with […]
The charges against SEIU-USWW President David Huerta have been dismissed by hte US Department of Justice. They tried to silence a union leader while he peacefully protested an ICE raid. They maced, tackled and arrested him. But did not succeed in silencing him. This is more than a legal victory. It is a victory for […]
Workers at the Kimpton La Peer in West Hollywood are asking for a fair process to organize a union. They were joined in the picket line by CLUE: Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, Chelsea Lee Byers and Stephen Post for West Hollywood City Council, Helen Krieger, Mark R. Edwards, Andrew Solomon, Westside Young […]