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!
THE HILTON CHECKERS WORKERS NEED OUR HELP!
On September 4, the workers at the Hilton Checkers in downtown Los Angeles filed for a union election with UNITE HERE Local 11. The company responded with an aggressive anti-union campaign.
The union has filed unfair labor practice charges alleging that the company threatened that if workers unionized, the hotel could close and workers could face immigration-related consequences.
These workers need our support now. Please call Ryan Perera, general manager, or Maria Marroquin, HR manager at (213) 624-0000 to tell him the threats must stop.
KNX NEWS: Unionized workers at Jonathan Club in DTLA vote to authorize strike
“This is a club that has the wealthiest people in Los Angeles who are its members. They can afford to pay this,” said Kurt Petersen, co-president of UNITE HERE Local 11. “Many of those members are not only in this club, but they have second and third homes and you know, when our members can’t afford one home, that’s just not acceptable.”
Solidarity is a way of life: Local 8 strikers from Seattle come to LA
In Seattle members of UNITE HERE Local 8 have been on strike at the Embassy Suites for more than 30 days. Two of these workers came to LA to join Local 11 members to delegate management at the Courtyard LA Live demanding that the hotel in Seattle sign the contract and end the strike! Solidarity is not just a word for all members of UNITE HERE, it’s a way of life!
OCCUPY AT THE JONATHAN CLUB IN DTLA
After being more than a year without a contract, workers at the Jonathan Club in DTLA decided to occupy the street by the club to tell management that they are ready to fight for a fair new contract!
Workers at Crypto.com Arena Calling on LA28 and IOC to Keep ICE Out During the Olympic Games
As Los Angeles prepares to host the 2028 Olympic Games, workers at Crypto.com Arena took action to demand safe, welcoming Olympic venues free from the sorts of heavy-handed and abusive immigration enforcement that we have seen in Los Angeles and elsewhere in recent months. Workers delivered hundreds of petition signatures from their coworkers urging Crypto.com Arena to call on LA28 and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to commit to keeping Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other immigration enforcement agencies out of Olympic venues and events.
“This arena runs because of immigrant workers.” said Marisela Gomez, a Stand Lead at Crypto.com Arena, where she’s worked for 15 years. “The Olympics will only succeed because of immigrant workers. If LA wants to welcome the world, it has to protect the people who make that welcome possible.”
LA Convention Center Expansion
LA City Council’s final vote on the proposed LA Convention Center Expansion and Modernization passed. We joined a coalition of organized labor, business, and community leaders to rally in front of City Hall in support of the expansion.
“I’ve been doing this job for 15 years, and I’ve served thousands of event attendees. This job matters to me,” said Erika Bowman, Bartender for Compass/Levy at the LA Convention Center and member of UNITE HERE Local 11.
The Original Pantry Café To Open Early 2026!
The Original Pantry Café workers, some of whom have served Angelenos for more than 40 years, will return to their jobs after a landmark agreement between the new owner and Real Estate Entrepreneur Leo Pustilnikov and UNITE HERE Local 11. Together, they celebrated the announcement of reopening of the beloved 101-year old restaurant with city leaders, community allies and loyal patrons. Workers were joined by Los Angeles council members, Ysabel Jurado, Curren Price and dozens more outside the Pantry today.
LUIS DOMINGUEZ
Meet Luis Dominguez, housekeeper at the Doubletree DTLA and proud UNITHERE Local 11 member. In 2023, he and his coworkers went on strike and won a historic new contract, and he’s ready to do it again in 2028 if that’s what it takes!
Ash Wednesday blessing of the workers of The Original Pantry
Members of UNITE HERE Local 11 Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice gathered outside The Original Pantry Café on Ash Wednesday to dispense ashes and offer blessings to the Pantry workers on what would otherwise be a normal work shift at the recently-shuttered LA icon. More images
