“What is happening at Flying Food Group is not a series of isolated incidents. It is a deeply rooted pattern of worker mistreatment and neglect. After hearing directly from employees, I am appalled by reports of unsafe and unhealthy working conditions that put workers’ lives at risk every single day. From serious fire safety violations […]
The Ambassadors (Bellmen) of the W Westwood Los Angeles won a grievance settlement of $859.99. The employer failed to comply with the Settlement from year 2020. The restaurant servers of Sofitel won a grievance settlement of $29,171.39 of back pay from 2023 to now. The employer failed to apply the appropriate wages increase over the […]
Congratulations to the Legends workers at the Ontario Convention Center, the Ontario Field (home of the minor league Dodger team), and the Toyota Arena departments of Housekeeping, Maintenance, Parking, and Ice Techs who ratified a historic contract on May 9. This new contract will bring a $12 raise in year one, the inclusion into […]
Bell and Valet workers at the Chateau Marmont will be compensated a porterage fee of $125.00 per any contracted event at the hotel and/or restaurant. Also, when there’s a full restaurant buy-out, Valet/Bell workers will receive the applicable tipped employee premium pay all hours from set up throughout the buy-out event.
Workers at Flying Food Group went to Los Angeles City Hall to ask that their employer be held accountable. A report recently found that Flying Food Group, which is licensed with the city of Los Angeles, violated its human rights commitments to workers who feed passengers traveling through LAX. Sign the following petition!
HTA Executive Director Adine Oberlander Forman was honored by the The Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) at their annual “Women for a New Los Angeles” luncheon. Under Adine’s transformative leadership, the HTA has become a nationally recognized workforce development organization that has changed lives and communities. She was honored for her deep […]
Food Service workers for Aramark at the Phoenix Convention Center picketed during a border security conference where Trump’s border czar Tom Homan spoke. When workers raised concerns about their safety and requested that Aramark keep DHS personnel away from food service areas, staying consistent with prior commitments allegedly made by the company. Aramark declined to […]
About 2,000 SoFi Stadium workers are threatening to strike ahead of the World Cup if ICE agents aren’t kept out of the venue. The union Unite Here Local 11 and more than 100 human rights groups are urging FIFA to request a moratorium on ICE raids during the World Cup. Amnesty International issued a travel […]
On May Day 2026, workers in LA marched with immigrant rights, community & labor and rallied outside the FIFA offices in DTLA where we dropped hundreds of soccer balls saying KICK ICE OUT!! In Phoenix we marched with hundreds to stand up for workers rights at Arizona State University and the Phoenix Convention Center where […]
“International labor standards also apply to safety and health, non-discrimination, and living wage requirements. They require policies to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses “by minimizing…the causes of hazards inherent in the working environment.” They proscribe discrimination in employment “on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin” as well […]