UNITE HERE In The News

Christina Vazquez on our new Secretary of Labor

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT

UNITE HERE Western Region Vice President Christina Vazquez appeared on Laura Flanders' GRITtv show yesterday to talk about the union's personal relationship with incoming Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis, who she calls an "honorary shop steward". Watch online at GRITtv.

Rep. Hilda Solis named Secretary of Labor

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT

UNITE HERE is thrilled to have a proven advocate for working Americans named our new Secretary of Labor. With this appointment and a firm commitment to a stimulus package that helps working people including the Employee Free Choice Act, the President elect is affirming his commitment to bring working families the kind of change they voted for. Representative Solis understands that unions are the key rebuilding and expanding the American middle class and restoring our economy. Rep. Solis has championed workers right to organize for family sustaining jobs. With a strong Secretary of Labor we will finally be able to address the crisis in labor law enforcement that has plagued our country for the past 8 years and build and create an economy that rewards work.

Employers finding way around OSHA's tougher stance

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT

No one saw Michael Taylor fall to his death at the Cosmopolitan construction site nearly a year ago.

Happy holiday for laundry workers - back wages

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Five years after filing suit against her employer for failing to pay wages mandated by Hayward's living wage law, a former laundry worker in San Leandro opened an envelope Thursday and pulled out a check for $17,847.

OSHA's Cintas Settlement Falls Short

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Union leaders bring children into Disney protest

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT
ANAHEIM--The union of Disneyland Resort hotel workers battling the entertainment giant over stalled contract negotiations staged another protest Thursday night – this time trying to win sympathies by bringing in children.

UAW busting, Southern style

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT
The foreign nonunion auto companies located in the South have a plan to reduce wages and benefits at their factories in the United States.