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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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.”
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February 26, 2026
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To get started, you’ll need to be Legal Fund eligible and provide the following:
Call (213) 785-6999 before January 22, 2026 to schedule an appointment
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LAX Airport Workers Rally as LA City Council President Attempts to Give Break to Airlines
Airport workers at LAX who are members of SEIU-United Service Workers West and UNITE HERE Local 11 are sounding the alarm after Los Angeles City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson introduced a motion to substantially weaken the Olympic Wage Ordinance, which was passed by the City Council in May and survived a failed referendum effort paid for by airlines and hotel corporations. (read more…)
Universal Studios Toy Distribution
We shared some holiday joy with Universal Studios workers who received toys that were provided by Labor Community Services Los Angeles.
Stronger with Local 11 Health Fund!
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 Center!
Get to know the Fund’s newest dental provider!
The UNITE HERE Local 11 Health Benefit Fund (formerly Santa Monica UNITE HERE Health Benefit Fund) has opened of our own Dental Office — just for Local 11 members and their eligible family members.
The new Dental Office at the UNITE HERE Health Center opened on July 28 and has already begun taking patients! Beginning August 1, 2025, it is also the primary dental facility for former Delta Dental PPO members who live 20 miles or closer to the new Health Center.
Affordable care you can trust
This private dental office is managed by the Fund in partnership with DYNTL. As a member, you can trust the advice of DYNTL’s dentists and specialists, who will provide the oral care and treatment you need, without “upselling” unnecessary and costly procedures.
Quality dentistry provided by DYNTL
Convenient Location
1122 W. Washington Blvd, Ste 315 Los Angeles, CA, 90015
Make an appointment today!
Phone: 310-894-8095
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.dyntl.com/local11
The Dental Office is a part of the new UNITE HERE Health Center, operated by the UNITE HERE Health Benefit Fund in partnership with DYNTL and MLK Community Health Care.
THE LOCAL 11 FLOATING PICKET LINE AT THE MARINA DEL REY BOAT PARADE
WORKERS AT THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB VOTE TO AUTHORIZE A STRIKE
Posada for Working Families & Community Housing
Aramark at Arizona State: WE WANT A CONTRACT!
Disney Workers Win with Local 11!
We Stand with Sen. Mark Kelly!
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!
The Fair Games Coalition Call for Resignation of LA28’s Chairperson Wasserman in Response to Welcoming Trump’s MAGAfication of Board
FOX 11: Airline catering workers stage protest near LAX
Workers allege unsafe working conditions, broken equipment, locked doors that create fire hazards, and unfair wages. According to union leaders representing the LAX airline catering workers, the demonstration is part of the push to “hold Flying Food Group accountable.”
From Food Bank to Table: Recipes from the HTA Kitchen
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 ingredients into delicious, affordable meals for you and your family.
Thanksgiving Food Box Assembly
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.
GLYNNDANA AND MARIA LUISA
This video, part of EL SHOW EPISODE 3 is a portrait of Glynndana as she keeps herself busy during the pandemic.
This video is an excerpt from the “Immigrant Worker Freedom Ride” in which Maria Luisa participated when she was a young leader.
Aramark Workers At Arizona State University Vote To Go ON STRIKE!
“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.
Remembering Kent Wong
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’
BRING RUSTY’S WORKERS BACK!
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 notice, the Santa Monica Pier Corporation, a body created by the City Council to manage the Pier on behalf of residents, recommended approval of the new 5 year lease out of public view, with no public agenda, no community input, and no guarantee that longtime workers would have the opportunity to reclaim their jobs.
Add your name to the petition and urge the Santa Monica City Council & City Manager to pass a strong Right to Recall Ordinance and to bring back the Rusty’s Workers!
WITH UNION IN MY BLOOD BY DAYQUAN MOELLER
“What’s that?” she asked. “Work.” I replied. She laughed. At the time, I was less than two months into my first campaign as an organizer with my union, UNITE HERE! Local 11, and until that very moment, I am pretty sure my sister thought being on staff with the union basically meant I was a paid protestor. It never crossed her mind that I would also make spreadsheets, answer emails, and do other “real job” activities. (MORE)