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UNITE HERE Remembers and Honors those lost on September 11
On the anniversary of September 11, 2001, UNITE HERE remembers all those who lost their lives on that tragic day. We hold especially close the memory of our 43 sisters and brothers from UNITE HERE Local 100 who died while working at Windows on the World, a restaurant located at the top of the North […]
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UNITE HERE Remembers the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York City’s’s Greenwich Village on March 25, 1911, was one of the worst workplace disasters since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. The fire took the lives of 146 young immigrant garment workers. It also galvanized a reform movement to raise standards for workers.
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“Southside Needs Good Jobs and Worker Power,” By Rosalyn Carter
I moved to Richmond my hometown of Farmville, Virginia when I was nineteen because there no jobs there. Growing up, I watched my parents work around the clock as they struggled to support my brother and me. I started working when I was fifteen at the McDonald’s in Farmville the second I was old enough. […]
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UNITE HERE Remembers and Honors those Lost on September 11
On the anniversary of September 11, 2001, UNITE HERE remembers all those who lost their lives on that tragic day. We hold especially close the memory of our 43 sisters and brothers from UNITE HERE Local 100 who died while working at Windows on the World, a restaurant located at the top of the North […]
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UNITE HERE Endorses Biden-Harris 2024
UNITE HERE is proud to endorse the most pro-union administration of our lifetime — Joe Biden and Kamala Harris — for a second term in the White House. In 2020, the pandemic presented the greatest crisis in our union’s history. Despite the obstacles, thousands of UNITE HERE housekeepers, cooks, dishwashers, and other hospitality workers led […]
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UNITE HERE urges President Biden to re-designate El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and to make an initial designation of Guatemala for TPS
UNITE HERE International Union General Vice President Enrique Fernandez said: “Our union literally has tens of thousands of members and their families from these countries. Many of these members left their homelands because they experienced environmental catastrophes, or may have encountered human rights violations or other political crises. Although TPS is only a temporary measure, […]
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UNITE HERE President Letter to Senate HELP Supporting Julie Su as DOL Secretary
Link to PDF of letter on letterhead The Honorable Bernie Sanders Chair Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Bill Cassidy, M.D. Ranking Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions U.S. Senate Washington D.C. 20510 Dear Chair Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy, and Members of the Senate […]
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2023 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Commemoration
March 25, 2023, is the 112th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York’s Greenwich Village. This tragedy took the lives of 146 young immigrant garment workers and galvanized a reform movement to raise standards for workers.
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The Legacy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: Fighting for Housekeeper Health and Safety Today
One hundred and twelve years since Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire killed 146 young immigrant garment workers and galvanized a movement for safe working conditions, housekeepers across the U.S. and Canada are continuing the fight for safer jobs. The hotel industry saw the pandemic as an opportunity to increase profits by permanently ending the standard of […]
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UNITE HERE Remembers and Honors those Lost on September 11
On the anniversary of September 11, 2001, UNITE HERE remembers all those who lost their lives on that tragic day. We hold especially close the memory of our 43 sisters and brothers from UNITE HERE Local 100 who died while working at Windows on the World, a restaurant located at the top of the North […]
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