As healthcare subsidies are expected to end this month, now more than ever it is important that we have the Unite Here Health Fund. For years we have fought to expand coverage in our contracts, and we will continue to fight for more. One of the amazing new benefits available to members is the Dental […]
Santa Monica leaders, workers, and community members gathered for a seasonal posada to advocate for below-market housing on Santa Monica Airport land. The event highlighted how Santa Monica can lead in developing housing as the region gets ready to host the Olympic & Paralympic Games, with the Fair Games coalition having called for the need […]
Food service workers employed by Aramark at ASU and the Phoenix Convention Center picketed at the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus to demand respect, better staffing, and a fair contract. ASU workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike on Nov 17.
Arizona Senator, Mark Kelly has always stood up for everyday Arizonans, and now he is standing up against authoritarianism. We are always proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with him, and our allies a Worker Power!
Our partners at the Hospitality Training Academy have launched a new video series where HTA chefs demonstrate creative, easy-to-follow recipes using shelf-stable items, canned goods, fresh produce, and other ingredients commonly found at food banks or pantries. Click here to watch HTA From Food Bank to Table videos below to learn how HTA chefs turn everyday […]
We volunteered with the LA Federation of Labor to help assemble food boxes that were distributed to hundreds of union families ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
“They deserve wages they can live on, safe and fair working conditions, and the basic dignity every worker is owed,” Beatriz Topete, Organizing Director for the UNITE HERE Local 11 union, said in a press release.
Last month we lost a long time leader in the labor movement, Kent Wong. We had the incredible honor to stand alongside other labor leaders to be apart of his remembrance ceremony and the unveiling of ‘Kent Wong Square’
Earlier this year, Rusty’s Surf Ranch, a longtime fixture on the Santa Monica Pier, abruptly closed its doors. This closure left devoted workers, some with more than a decade of service, suddenly unemployed. Now, a new bar and restaurant, California Roadhouse, plans to open in Rusty’s former location. Behind closed doors and without any public […]