Concession Workers Launch One-Day Strike at AT&T Park
750 Centerplate workers stop work at home of San Francisco Giants after three years of wage freezes May 25, 2013 [San Francisco, CA] 750 workers began a one-day strike May 25th against Centerplate, the...
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Giants Fans & Community Members Protest in Support of Concession Workers
More than forty demonstrators engage in non-violent civil disobedience at ballpark. June 18, 2013 44 protestors engaged in non-violent civil disobedience at AT&T Park this evening while hundreds...
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An Open Letter to Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce
Won’t you be a better neighbor? November 18, 2013 Dear Mr. Benioff, When San Francisco welcomes tens of thousands of visitors for Dreamforce 2013, the conference goers will be cared for from morning to...
View ArticleThousands demand that Hyatt put the Reyes sisters back to work
Martha and Lorena Reyes, the Hyatt Santa Clara housekeepers who filed retaliation charges with the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), are still out of work this Thanksgiving. Since...
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Women Academics Decry Hyatt’s Sexualization of Housekeepers
As Women’s and Gender Studies faculty, we were outraged to find out that Hyatt had posted sexually suggestive photos of housekeepers, and fired a woman who objected and her sister. We’re taking...
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Mike Welch 1949-2012
Our good friend and brother, Mike Welch, passed away on Sunday, March 25. Mike retired from his Field Representative position in 2004 due to health reasons. Mike first worked at the Fairmont Hotel in...
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After 20 years, HEI says I’m not good enough
My name is Oliverio Barcenas. I have worked at Le Meridien for 22 years. I work as a cook at the hotel. I take pride in my work and want to provide the best meal I can with the tools that I have. I...
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Local 2 Endorsements for the November 6 Election
San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 1: Eric Mar District 3: David Chiu District 5: Christina Olague District 7: FX Crowley District 9: David Campos District 11: John Avalos Community College...
View ArticleHyatt Fisherman’s Wharf Withdraws Appeal of Housekeeper Injury Citations,...
Unprecedented agreement in hotel industry requires hotel to conduct “job hazard analysis,” implement safety reforms, and establish Housekeeping Committee Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf Hotel withdrew its...
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Hotel workers and Hilton San Francisco Union Square reach five-year...
Deal averts potential labor strife, secures health care for hotel workers in uncertain climate Mayor Ed Lee joins Hilton workers and Hilton General Manager Michael Dunne to announce the 5-year...
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500 AT&T Park Concession Workers Vote to Authorize a Strike
Concessions workers at the San Francisco Giants’ AT&T Park Saturday to authorize a strike. 516 workers voted, approving a strike by 97%. The vote authorizes union leadership to call for any action...
View ArticleAT&T Park Concession Workers Strike!
Last Saturday, the 750 concession workers at AT&T Park went on strike for one day. These workers have been struggling to achieve a fair contract from Centerplate, the San Francisco Giants’...
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March in LGBT Pride with Local 2!
Our Union is built on solidarity. That is why UNITE HERE Local 2’s connection with the LGBT community is so powerful. Local 2 has repeatedly stood up for the LGBT community; and the LGBT community’s...
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