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.
CHECK OUT OUR RECENT UNION HIGHLIGHTS!
MORNINGSTAR: Two Women Filed Sex-Based Harassment Complaints with the Civil Rights Department Against the Long Beach Yacht Club
San Francisco Standard: Chained shut: Airline food workers describe being locked in cooler as fire raged outside
The January fire was the latest in a string of alleged safety issues at Flying Food Group. Over the past five years, workers, their union, and state and federal agencies tasked with regulating the company have repeatedly raised concerns about working conditions at the LAX facility and others in San Francisco and Hawaii.
Housekeeping at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Go Public
The housekeepers at the iconic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel went public to win better wages, healthcare, pensions, respect, and job security. Please support these brave workers as they push to better their lives and win the union at their workplace!
KYA BLAKE
Meet Kya Blake, a shop steward and bartender at SoFi Stadium. Find out why she is fighting to keep ICE out of her workplace during the FIFA World Cup.
Compass Workers at the American Airline Lounges Vote to Authorize a Strike
Universal Hilton Workers Ratify their First Union Contract
Support Pregnant Women at the Long Beach Yacht Club
Two workers at the Long Beach Yacht Club filed complaints with the California Civil Rights Department for the alleged sex-based harassment the two mothers endured while working at the Yacht Club. Both allege that the private club failed to respond appropriately to repeated complaints of sex-based harassment, specifically against pregnant women, that took place over the course of multiple years at the private club.
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BMO Stadium Workers Ratify Their Second Union Contract
Launching New Contract Negotiations at SOFI Stadium
Workers at SoFi Stadium started negotiating their new contract. One of the demands is that FIFA—for the security of workers and fans alike—keeps ICE out the stadium during the upcoming World Cup games.
Victory at the Anaheim Hilton
Over at the Anaheim Hilton the company was holding on to the server’s and bartender’s cash tips and adding them to their paychecks every two weeks. But those tips belonged to the workers who should have access to the money the moment they are tipped. The workers took it to arbitration and won the right to keep their tips and not have to wait two weeks before receiving the money. Sí se pudo!
Disney Negotiations Update
Once again workers at Disney and the company met to discuss various proposals, including an economic proposal. Stay tuned for further details!
New York Times: Infantino and FIFA discuss asking President Trump for moratorium on World Cup ICE raids
FIFA received strike threats from thousands of workers at SoFi Stadium, the tournament’s host venue in Los Angeles… with ICE topping the list of concerns outlined by the local union as it negotiates a new bargaining agreement. The advocacy group Human Rights Watch last week also called on FIFA to “seek a public guarantee from federal authorities to refrain from immigration enforcement at games and venues.”
The Flying Food Group Truth Commission
Senator Mark Kelly Joins ASU Workers at the Picket Line
NO KINGS PROTESTS IN AZ, OC, AND DTLA!
On March 28, 2026, an estimated 8 million people participated in over 3,300 “No Kings” protests across all 50 U.S. states and in several international locations. Local 11 participated in three protests, in AZ, in OC, and in DTLA! In Los Angeles we gathered signatures For the Overpaid CEOs tax, in Phoenix we teamed with Worker Power and asked people to send a letter to ASU asking them not to pay poverty wages to their cafeteria workers, and in Anaheim our Co-President Ada Briceño addressed the protesters while we collected signatures for the billionaire tax petition.
Check out the pictures here!
Congratulations Spa Workers of the Fairmont Century Plaza!
Congratulations to the 32 Fairmont Century Spa workers—Holistic practitioners, healers, and massage therapist—who have joined our union! Welcome home! ¡And check out this great logo they designed!
BREAKING NEWS: On Eve of Trial, Flying Food Group Admits to Violating Worker Rights, in Settlement of Major Labor Case
In a highly unusual step, Flying Food Group was required to admit that it had violated workers’ federal labor law protections as part of the settlement. The outcome is considered a major victory for workers who have been speaking out about what they have alleged is abusive treatment at work.
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The day before Flying Food Group workers testified at LA City Council about the fire they experienced in their workplace in January, which coincidentally was the 115th anniversary of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. This fire was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history, causing the deaths of 146 garment workers—123 women and girls and 23 men. UNITE HERE is a proud successor union to the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, the union to which some Triangle factory workers belonged.
12NEWS: ‘Suffocating’: Workers at ASU Panda Express strike, citing unsafe heat conditions after worker hospitalized, union says
Workers at a Downtown Phoenix ASU Panda Express have walked off, citing unsafe heat conditions and urging a state investigation, according to a union complaint.
“It is suffocating”, said Vanessa Martinez, one of the Aramark workers at ASU the complaint was filed on behalf of. “I dread going into work most days. I have asthma flare-ups, and they get worse while I’m cooking. I’ve broken out in hives, and I was hospitalized for dehydration; the heat is just unbearable.”
HEALTH BENEFIT FUND SUMMARY
The UNITE HERE LOCAL 11 HEALTH BENEFIT FUND and the DENTAL OFFICE are located at 1122 W. Washington Blvd #300, Los Angeles, CA, 90015. Please contact your fund administration office if you have any questions regarding health benefits, problems with enrollment, the Family Medical Leave Act, dental coverage, or more. Call 866-345-5189, or send an email to [email protected] For more information visit our website at: benefits11.org
Food service workers and students walk the picket lines at ASU
Food service workers at ASU had picket lines throughout their four campuses as they fight for a new contract. They have been protesting for better wages and benefits since last summer. So if you’re heading to class and you run into a picket line, join the workers in their call for a fair contract!