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October 6, 2009
UNITE HERE Rejoins AFL-CIO

WASHINGTON — UNITE HERE has rejoined the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) four years after it and several other unions broke away to form the rival Change to Win coalition.

“Our 265,000 members belong in the ‘House of Labor,’” says John Wilhelm, president of UNITE HERE.

August 11, 2009
Workers United Files Complaint Against Aramark over Dues

NEW YORK — Labor union Workers United reports that it has filed criminal complaints against Aramark Corp., accusing the company of stealing from its employees by collecting union dues from paychecks without turning them over to their union.

Aramark claims that a labor dispute between Workers United and UNITE HERE makes it unclear which union should get the dues, so it’s holding them in escrow until the issue is sorted out.

March 24, 2009
Workers United and SEIU Create Partnership

PHILADELPHIA — Workers United, a new union composed of hundreds of former UNITE HERE members, has announced an affiliation with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). The agreement creates the Workers United Conference of SEIU.

March 10, 2008
Cintas, UNITE HERE Fire New Salvos in Prolonged Battle

CINCINNATI – The battle between Cintas Corp. and UNITE HERE shows no signs of weakening, as each fired a new salvo at the other last week.

Cintas filed a federal racketeering lawsuit against UNITE HERE, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Change to Win on Wednesday, alleging extortion in the labor unions’ efforts to organize Cintas workers.

July 6, 2006
Union Launches Subscriber Service for Hotel Labor Updates

NEW YORK — UNITE HERE has launched a program to advise organizations and associations about the hotel labor situation in cities across the nation.

INMEX — the Informed Meetings Exchange — will research, analyze and distribute information about the global hospitality industry to subscribers.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Council of La Raza are among the 100-plus at start-up.