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Entries by Maria Hernandez

BREAKING NEWS: Workers File New Safety Complaint on Alleged Maggots, Mold, Cockroaches and Other Issues at LAX Caterer Flying Food Group

Complaint follows Cal/OSHA citations for multiple “serious” workplace safety violations LOS ANGELES:  Workers have filed a complaint with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), urging state inspectors to investigate allegations of unsafe or unsanitary conditions inside Flying Food Group’s airline catering facilities serving Los Angeles International Airport. The complaint, filed on behalf […]

 PRESS ADVISORY: Coalition to Release “LA28 Files” Raising Questions About Leadership, Governance, and Transparency

PRESS ADVISORY: April 18, 2026 PRESS CONTACT: Maria Hernandez | 623-340-8047 | [email protected] ON SITE: Nick Stewart-Bloch | 323-760-2458   Fair Games Coalition To Protest LACMA Opening, Demand Accountability from LA28 Chair Casey Wasserman   Coalition to Release “LA28 Files” Raising Questions About Leadership, Governance, and Transparency WHO: Fair Games Coalition members to flyer and banner […]

Measure L Update

December 14, 2024 BREAKING: Disney has agreed to a $233 million settlement in the Measure L living wage case! As part of the settlement, cast members at the Resort will receive: 100% of their back wages, including overtime payments, minus the usual tax withholdings 10% interest on back wages and overtime pay 100% of 401(k) […]

UNITE HERE Local 11 Joins UNITE HERE International Union in Endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for President

Monday August 5, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Maria Hernandez | [email protected] | 623-340-8047 UNITE HERE Local 11 Joins UNITE HERE International Union in Endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for President UNITE HERE Local 11, representing more than 32,000 hospitality workers in the battleground state of Arizona and in Southern California who work in hotels, restaurants, universities, convention centers and airports, is proud […]

7 New Hotels, Including Hotel Maya Long Beach, Sign with UNITE HERE Local 11, Raising the Total to 41 Agreements  

Recalcitrant Aimbridge Hospitality, Hotel Figueroa remain focal points of bitter labor dispute  Los Angeles:  Following the Grand Prix of Long Beach, the Hotel Maya Long Beach has signed a tentative contract agreement. In the past week, the Hyatt Place Pasadena, Proper Santa Monica, Proper Downtown Los Angeles, Westdrift Manhattan Beach, Hotel June West LA, and Alsace […]

STATEMENT: LA Forward, UNITE HERE Local 11, and Coalition Partners Congratulates Nithya Raman on Her Re-Election

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2024 LA Forward, UNITE HERE Local 11, and Coalition Partners Congratulates Nithya Raman on Her Re-Election The “Neighbors Supporting Nithya Raman for City Council” and “Worker Power for Nithya Raman for City Council” Committees played a critical role in delivering victory. Los Angeles, CA — “Neighbors Supporting Nithya Raman for […]

PRESS RELEASE: Over a Hundred Attend Santa Monica Truth Commission On Violence Against Protesting Hotel Workers and Exploitation of Unhoused Migrants Hosted by CLUE

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Faith and community leaders in Santa Monica held a “Truth Commission” on November 16 in response to violence against picketing hotel workers at the Fairmont Miramar and the exploitation of unhoused migrant workers brought in to replace striking workers at the Le Meridien Delfina. The event featured 9 Commissioners, including former Los […]