Local 11 members win. A lot. We are more than 32,000 workers across Southern California and Arizona, and we campaign constantly to improve our workplaces, organize new workers, and build power for working people in our communities. Check out these highlights from our union’s recent victories and learn about all the different ways we are getting stronger in a union.
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UNION FIGHTS AND VICTORIES!
2026 California Voter Guide
Click on each section to see UNITE HERE Local 11 membership’s endorsements. Elections are November 3,2026.
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Faith Leaders Begin 96 Mile Pilgrimage to Call for Immediate Closure of Immigrant Detention Centers
Los Angeles clergy members from different faith backgrounds embarked on a week-long, 96 mile pilgrimage to draw attention and call for an end to cruel immigration policy and a close to all detention centers.
These religious leaders and accompanying community members are walking to bring awareness for the targeted immigrant community, and to serve as a voice of protest for those for whom it is not safe to speak out.
Local 11 members and staff joined in solidarity the pilgrimage for one day.
Tempe City Council Send Letter To ASU President Over Concerns About Labor Dispute With Aramark
Aramark workers at Arizona State University spoke at the Tempe City Council. Workers have been in a year long contract fight with Aramark over living wages, fair staffing, and health insurance. Workers are struggling to pay basic bills, and are having to sell plasma or pick up second jobs to survive.
In response to their testimony, four Tempe City Council members have sent a letter to Arizona State University President Michael Crow over concerns regarding the University’s food service contractor Aramark and their ongoing labor dispute with food service workers. You can read the full letter here!
Workers at Universal Studios Hollywood Vote to Authorize a Strike
Workers at Universal Studios Hollywood theme park voted over 98% to authorize a strike. Workers have been in negotiations for months with NBCUniversal Comcast, but have failed to reach an agreement.
“Every week I’m having to make choices like ‘do I pay for the internet, or do I pay for my phone? Do I buy food, or do I pay rent?’ It’s exhausting playing mental gymnastics with my paycheck. I’m tired of it, that’s why I voted to go on strike,” said Stephanie, a Cook in the Upper Lot.
The strike authorization comes after a survey conducted by UNITE HERE Local 11 found a striking number of Universal Studios food service workers are struggling to afford basic needs like food and housing.
Read the complete Press Release.
Qantas Lounge Workers at LAX Vote to Authorize a Strike
Two $$$ Victories at Phoenix Sky Chefs
VICTORY IN SEATTLE!
JETWAY WORKERS WIN A NEW CONTRACT IN LAX
After being without a contract since 2019, Jetway workers at LAX agreed to a new contract that includes tens of thousands of dollars in retro pay! This is the 20th food service contract ratified in LAX in 2026. Sí se puede!
Two Women Sue Flying Food Group Over Alleged Sexual Assaults
The complaint alleges that the manager invited the women to go drinking with him at the end of a long shift while they were still at Flying Food’s facility, directed them from the workplace to a vacant, unfurnished house he owned, where he plied them with alcohol for hours – while drinking little himself – and then sexually assaulted each of them in an empty room in the back of the house.
Read the rest of the press release here.
Chicago Hotel Workers Vote to Authorize a Strike
DISNEY NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
LA TIMES: Jedi-themed protest outside Lucas Museum targets L.A. Olympics over worker rights
WEHO TIMES: UNITE HERE Local 11 Endorses Byers, Krieger, Post, and Cottrell for West Hollywood City Council – Reject Block and Duran
“Councilmember Chelsea Byers made affordability a centerpiece of her term on Council and has Mayor,” reads a statement from UNITE HERE Local 11. “She is a strong supporter of renter protections and is a proponent of West Hollywood’s nationally celebrated minimum wage law. She has the endorsement of the both the California Working Families Party and the Los Angeles County Democratic Party.”
Local 11 joined the California Working Families Party in endorsing Helen Krieger and Stephen Post for City Council. Local 11 also joined with the Los Angeles County Democratic Party in endorsing Jonathan Cottrell. Krieger also won the support of the LA County Democratic Party. “The UNITE HERE, WFP, and LACDP endorsements make clear that these four candidates are the progressive choices for West Hollywood City Council,” the Union said.
Solidarity with California Nurses Association
SMDP: Hotel union endorses four candidates for three open spots on the City Council
The hospitality workers union UNITE HERE Local 11 is urging voters to support four candidates for Santa Monica City Council ahead of November’s election — Mayor Caroline Torosis, Rent Control Board member Danny Ivanov, Brett Morrow and Doug Trussler — while explicitly opposing two others, Lana Negrete and Phil Brock.
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.