Membership Meeting on May 22
Local 2 Membership Meeting: DATE & TIME: Wednesday, May 22, 4:30pm ADDRESS: First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 685 14th St, Oakland, CA 94612
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May Day actions across the U.S. and Canada
Local 2 was one of many UNITE HERE locals to march on May 1! Hotel workers all across the U.S. and Canada had actions. WATCH:
2024 Hotel Contract Fight
40,000 hotel workers in 22+ cities across the U.S. and Canada have union contracts up for negotiation this year – and we are ready to fight! WATCH:
UNITE HERE Local 2 Statement on the A’s Relocation
Today’s news about the A’s temporary relocation to Sacramento is only the latest chapter in the longer story about billionaire John Fisher and Major League Baseball abandoning Oakland. UNITE HERE Local 2 represents hundreds of food and beverage workers at the Oakland Coliseum, many of whom have worked at the stadium for over 20 or […]
Thursday, April 4: Join the action at Flagship at Meta!
Join the action at Flagship at Meta on Thursday, April 4 from 2:30-4pm at 250 Howard St. (on Howard and Beale St.)
SF City Attorney secures $2.1 million deal requiring gig economy company to reclassify workers as employees
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced today that he has reached a groundbreaking agreement with Qwick that requires the company to convert all of its misclassified California workers to employees, ensuring they are eligible for the full range of employee benefits and protections. In 2023, Chiu sued Qwick, a gig economy company that provides […]
Local 2 Membership Meeting Schedule
2024 Local 2 Membership Meeting Schedule: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 @ 4:30pm (209 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102) Wednesday, May 22, 2024 @ 4:30pm (TBA) Wednesday, August 7, 2024 @ 4:30pm (209 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102) Wednesday, December 4, 2024 @ 4:30pm (209 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102) […]
Workers at BEI Hotel say they got food poisoning after hotel outsourced employee meals
Workers at the Chinese state-owned BEI Hotel San Francisco say they suffered diarrhea, stomach pain, and other symptoms of food poisoning after the hotel unilaterally laid off its cooks and outsourced cafeteria meals. The BEI is a 400-room hotel owned by the Beijing Tourism Group, a Chinese state-owned enterprise managed by a subsidiary of the […]