Sign up for the Child & Elder Care Plan!

The Local 2 Child & Elder Care Plan provides reimbursement for childcare and youth programs, college admissions assistance, care for elderly relatives, and more. In-person applications start tomorrow!

 

For Local 2 Members – Find Your Food Service Rep

Lilibeth Bonifacio (415) 864-8770 ext. 748

  • Olympic Club (both Lakeside & City Club)
  • Bohemian Club
  • Pacific Union Club
  • St. Francis Yacht Club
  • Francisca Club
  • Family Club
  • Scoma’s Restaurant 
  • Ghirardelli Chocolate 
  • University of San Francisco 
  • San Francisco Zoo
  • Jewish Center Home
  • Town and Country Club
  • Moscone Center 
  • War Memorial
  • Green Hills Country Club
  • Lake Merced
  • Millbrae House of Pancakes
  • San Mateo Event Center
  • San Mateo Elks Lodge

Priscilla Paras-Huerta (415) 864-8770 ext. 714

  • Chase Center
  • Oracle Park
  • SFO (International A, International G, Terminal 1)

Josephine Rivera

  • Gate Gourmet
  • SFO (Terminal 2 & Terminal 3)

Jose Soto (415) 864-8770 ext. 804

  • Aramark Rail Services
  • Bayer Cafeteria
  • Caspers
  • Compass at California State, East Bay
  • Food Service Partners/Nourish East Bay
  • Lawrence Livermore Lab
  • Massimos
  • Phillips 66
  • San Ramon Center
  • Sky Chefs (SFO and OAK)
  • Sodexo CSAA
  • St. Mary’s College

Kathy Hu (415) 864-8770 ext. 768

  • Flying Foods
  • Gate Gourmet (SFO)
  • SFO Lounges

Jesse Johnson (415) 864-8770 ext. 758

  • Aramark Oakland Coliseum
  • High Flying Foods at OAK
  • Levy’s at Oakland Arena
  • SSP Oakland
  • Vino Volo at OAK
  • World Duty Free at OAK

Caitlin Clift

  • Compass at Google (San Francisco and San Bruno)
  • Flagship at Facebook and Meta (San Francisco and East Bay)
  •  San Pablo Lytton Casino
  • Sodexo at Waymo

Paola Chacon (415) 864-8770 ext. 736

  • Castlewood Country Club

Membership Meetings Schedule for 2025

2025 Local 2 Membership Meeting Schedule:

  • Thursday, March 20, 2025, 4:30pm (San Francisco)
  • Thursday, June 26, 2025, 4:30pm (San Francisco)
  • Thursday, August 7, 2025, 4:30pm (San Francisco)
  • Thursday, December 18, 2025, 4:30pm (Oakland)

For Local 2 Members – Find Your Hotel Rep

1 Hotel: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

AC Hotel by Marriott Oakland: Xitlali Sanchez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 761

AC Hotel by Marriott Santa Rosa: Xitlali Sanchez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 761

Aloft Newark: Xitlali Sanchez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 761

Aloft SFO: Ankush Ganapathy (415) 597-6395

Alton: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Americania: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Beacon Grand: Archie Sagum (415) 864-8770 Ext. 751

BEI Hotel: Ted Waechter (415) 864-8770 Ext. 778

Canopy: Ted Waechter (415) 864-8770 Ext. 778

Carriage Inn: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Cartwright: Blanca Hernandez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 713

Caza: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Chancellor: Blanca Hernandez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 713

Clancy: Reuben Perez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 709

Claremont: Paola Chacon (415) 864-8770 Ext. 736

Clift: Archie Sagum (415) 864-8770 Ext. 751

Comfort Inn: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Concord Plaza: Paola Chacon (415) 864-8770 Ext. 736

Courtyard Marriott Fisherman’s Wharf: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Courtyard Marriott Oakland: Paola Chacon (415) 864-8770 Ext. 736

Crowne Plaza Burlingame (no housekeeping): Satchel Forrester (415) 864-8770 Ext. 755

DoubleTree by Hilton Berkeley Marina and Executive Meeting Center: Xitlali Sanchez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 761

Enso: Reuben Perez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 709

Fairmont: Satchel Forrester (415) 864-8770 Ext. 755

Fairmont Heritage Fisherman’s Wharf: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Four Seasons San Francisco: Reuben Perez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 709

Four Seasons Embarcadero: Ted Waechter (415) 864-8770 Ext. 778

Good Hotel: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Grand Bay: Ankush Ganapathy (415) 597-6395

Grand Hyatt Union Square: Archie Sagum (415) 864-8770 Ext. 751

Grand Hyatt SFO: Satchel Forrester (415) 864-8770 Ext. 755

Grosvenor Hotel: Ankush Ganapathy (415) 597-6395

Hampton Inn: Ted Waechter (415) 864-8770 Ext. 778

Handlery: Reuben Perez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 709

Hilton Financial District: Archie Sagum (415) 864-8770 Ext. 751

Hilton Garden Inn: Paola Chacon (415) 864-8770 Ext. 736

Hilton Union Square: Nicole Huang (415) 864-8770 Ext. 730

Holiday Inn Express Fisherman’s Wharf: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Holiday Inn Express SFO: Ankush Ganapathy (415) 597-6395

Holiday Inn Golden Gateway: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Holiday Inn Walnut Creek: Paola Chacon (415) 864-8770 Ext. 736

Homewood Suites: Xitlali Sanchez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 761

Hotel G: Ted Waechter (415) 864-8770 Ext. 778

Hotel Via: Reuben Perez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 709

Huntington: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Hyatt House Emeryville: Paola Chacon (415) 864-8770 Ext. 736

Hyatt Place Emeryville: Paola Chacon (415) 864-8770 Ext. 736

Hyatt Place San Francisco / Downtown: Archie Sagum (415) 864-8770 Ext. 751

Hyatt Regency Embarcadero: Blanca Hernandez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 713

Hyatt Regency SFO: Satchel Forrester (415) 864-8770 Ext. 755

Hyatt Regency SOMA: Reuben Perez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 709

Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country: Xitlali Sanchez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 761

Intercontinental: Rafael Leiva (415) 864-8770 Ext. 725

Kabuki: Reuben Perez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 709

Kensington Park: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Kissel: Xitlali Sanchez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 761

Laurel Inn: Nicole Huang (415) 864-8770 Ext. 730

Lighthouse Hotel: Satchel Forrester (415) 864-8770 Ext. 755

Luma Hotel: Blanca Hernandez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 713

Mark Hopkins: Ted Waechter (415) 864-8770 Ext. 778

Marriott Fisherman’s Wharf: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Marriott Marquis: Ariel Zbeda (415) 864-8770 Ext. 802

Marriott Oakland City Center: Paola Chacon (415) 864-8770 Ext. 736

Marriott Waterfront SFO: Ankush Ganapathy (415) 597-6395

Marriott Union Square: Reuben Perez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 709

Marriott Vacation Club Pulse: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Moxy Oakland Downtown: Xitlali Sanchez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 761

Omni: Ted Waechter (415) 864-8770 Ext. 778

Palace: Ted Waechter (415) 864-8770 Ext. 778

Parc 55: Ted Waechter (415) 864-8770 Ext. 778

Pickwick: Ted Waechter (415) 864-8770 Ext. 778

Residence Inn Berkeley: Xitlali Sanchez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 761

Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay: Ankush Ganapathy (415) 597-6395

Riu Plaza: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Royal Pacific Motor Inn: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Seal Rock Inn: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Sheraton Petaluma: Xitlali Sanchez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 761

SOMA Hotel: Xitlali Sanchez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 761

Spero: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

St. Regis: Blanca Hernandez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 713

Stanford Court: Reuben Perez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 709

Timbri (former The Line Hotel): Blanca Hernandez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 713

Travelodge by the Bay: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Union Square Hotel: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Virgin: Ted Waechter (415) 864-8770 Ext. 778

W Hotel: Blanca Hernandez (415) 864-8770 Ext. 713

Westin SFO (no housekeeping): Ankush Ganapathy (415) 597-6395

Westin St. Francis: Rafael Leiva (415) 864-8770 Ext. 725

Wharf Inn: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Whitcomb: Archie Sagum (415) 864-8770 Ext. 751

Zephyr: Jose Lee (415) 864-8770 Ext. 705

Sonoma Press-Democrat: “Trump’s war on federal worker’s is ‘labor’s Pearl Harbor’”

Read this op-ed by Local 2 leader Marty Bennett in the Sonoma Press-Democrat or text below.

The Trump administration has launched an unprecedented assault on federal workers, their unions, and the entire American labor movement. According to Randy Irwin, President of the National Federation of Federal Employees, “This is the biggest attack on collective bargaining rights in the history of our country.” If not halted, the administration’s actions threaten essential federal programs and public services and will undermine fundamental labor rights for all workers.

The war against federal workers and their unions has proceeded on multiple fronts during Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office.

First, Trump and tech multibillionaire Elon Musk, who directed the Department of Government Efficiency and refers to federal workers as a “parasitic class,” have terminated tens of thousands of probationary government employees. The New York Times reports that nearly 280,000 federal workers have been fired, taken buyouts, or seen their jobs slated for elimination.

Federal courts have ordered the reinstatement of many federal employees, finding that the mass firings violated civil service protocols and other federal employment protections. Simultaneously, lawsuits against the mass firings filed by state attorneys general and federal worker unions are moving forward in the courts. The Supreme Court will rule on these cases.

Second, in a sweeping March 27 Executive Order, Trump withdrew recognition from unions representing 1 million federal employees, citing national security concerns.

Although the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 granted federal workers the right to organize and bargain collectively, the law allows the President to exempt certain workers from national security agencies, such as the FBI and CIA.

However, workers in agencies unrelated to national security, such as Food Safety and Inspection, Environmental Protection, and Health and Human Services, are now excluded from union representation and collective bargaining.

Third, the Trump administration unilaterally voided a contract negotiated by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) representing 47,000 Transportation Security Officers at the nation’s airports. Moreover, the Trump administration seeks to rescind the collective bargaining agreements covering hundreds of thousands of federal employees exempted by his March 27 Executive Order.

Federal worker unions have now filed a lawsuit claiming retaliation for opposing the mass lay-offs and attacks on their members. The lawsuit also claims the administration too broadly applied the national security exemption to federal agencies.

Many historians and labor leaders are now characterizing the Trump administration’s assault on federal workers as labor’s Pearl Harbor.  History provides clues to what will occur next.

The federal government is the nation’s largest employer, and labor relations in the public sector shape those in the private sector. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan fired and permanently replaced 12,000 striking air traffic controllers, inspiring a sustained anti-union offensive by private sector employers who in the 1980s broke high-profile strikes in meatpacking, mining, and newspapers. Subsequently, the number of strikes dropped to a post-war low, and union membership fell dramatically.

By discharging tens of thousands of federal workers, withdrawing union recognition, and attempting to revoke legally signed contracts, Trump has gone far beyond Reagan. This is despite the fact that 70 percent of Americans approve of unions, the highest level recorded by Gallup polling since 1965.

The worst is yet to come.

Ultimately, Trump, many of the nation’s largest corporations, and the extremist Republican Party want to overturn the National Labor Relations Act, or labor’s Magna Carta, passed in the 1930s, which ensured First Amendment freedom of association protections for most workers who organize and seek to bargain collectively.

The Trump administration understands that unions are obstacles to even higher profits for the billionaires and that unions can potentially mobilize 14 million members to oppose the emerging fascist state.

Much is at stake for the public: food and airline safety; protection for air and water quality; medical research for infectious diseases; access to national parks and to quality health care for veterans; federal emergency relief for storms, floods, and fires; and postal services are all threatened by Trump’s assault on federal workers.

Labor, in turn, needs public support. Only by building alliances with faith, civil rights, environmental, veteran, and other organizations opposing fascism; aggressively mobilizing union members to demonstrate in the streets nonviolently; and engaging members to take back the House in 2026 can labor survive this historic crisis.

Martin J. Bennett is Instructor Emeritus of History at Santa Rosa Junior College and a consultant for UNITE HERE Local 2.

 

Get Child and Elder Care Benefits!

Do you have children? Do you have elderly relatives nearby? Do you have a college-bound high school student? Most hotels in San Francisco with Local 2 workers make contributions to the Local 2 Child & Elder Care Plan. Take advantage of these great benefits that help reimburse the following:

  • Newborn supplies and care
  • Child care – informal, preschool, school age
  • College prep and counseling
  • Elder/disabled care – for your parents or parents-in-law

Call us at 415.864.0506 and leave a message with your name and phone.

 

你是否有子女? 你是否有年长亲人?你是否有准备升大学的高中生子女? 旧金山大多数拥有 Local 2 员工的酒店都会向 Local 2 儿童和长者护理计划捐款. 您可以用这些庞大的福利来帮助偿还以下费用:

  • 新生儿用品和护理
  • 托儿服务 – 非正式托儿 , 学前班托儿, 学龄托儿
  • 大学准备和辅导
  • 长者/残障人士护理——为你的父母或姻亲父母

请拨打 415.864.0506 联系我们并留下您的姓名和电话.

 

¿Tiene usted hijos? ¿Tiene usted familiares mayores cercanos? ¿Tiene usted un hijo actualmente en la preparatoria destinado a la universidad? La mayoría de los hoteles en San Francisco con trabajadores de Local 2 hacen contribuciones al Plan de Cuidado de Niños y Ancianos Local 2. Aproveche estos grandes beneficios que ayudan a reembolsar lo siguiente:

  • Suministros y cuidado para recién nacido
  • Cuidado de niño – informal, preescolar y edad escolar
  • Preparación y asesoramiento para la universidad
  • Cuidado para familiares mayores/discapacitados – para sus padres o para sus suegros

Llámenos al 415.864.0506 y deje un mensaje con su nombre y teléfono.

Local 2 Endorses Barbara Lee for Oakland Mayor!

LOCAL 2 ENDORSEMENTS IN CITY OF OAKLAND SPECIAL ELECTION:

  • Mayor: Barbara Lee
  • City Council (District 2): Kara Murray-Badal #1, Charlene Wang #2

Join Local 2 to Get Out the Vote for our endorsed candidates on Saturday, March 22 at 9am at 7750 Pardee Ln Ste 110, Oakland, CA 94621

Save 50% off transit with Clipper START!

Clipper START is a FREE discount program that provides 50% off single-ride bus, BART, rail and ferry transit fares to eligible Bay Area residents ages 19-64.

Once approved for the START program, riders will receive a Clipper START card that will automatically apply the agency’s discount fare on use—just load value, tap and go!

For more information about the program, qualifications and available discounts, go to clipperstartcard.com.

Clipper START es un programa de descuento GRATUITO que ofrece un 50% de descuento en las tarifas de viaje único en autobús, BART, tren y ferry a los residentes del Área de la Bahía de 19 a 64 años que cumplan los requisitos.

Una vez aprobados para el programa START, los usuarios recibirán una tarjeta Clipper START que aplicará automáticamente la tarifa de descuento de cada agencia al utilizarla. Simplemente cargue un monto, toque y listo.

Para más información sobre el programa, los requisitos y los descuentos disponibles, visite clipperstartcard.com.

Clipper START 是一項免費折扣計劃,為合資格的 19-64 歲灣區居民提供巴士、BART、鐵路和渡輪的單程票價半價優惠。

乘客一旦獲批准加入 START 計劃,將收到一張 Clipper START 卡。該卡在使用時會自動收取各交通機構的折扣票價 — 只需充值、拍卡,即可出發!

有關該計劃的詳情、資格和可提供的折扣,請訪問 clipperstartcard.com

NEWS UPDATE: SF Hotel Workers Win New Contracts, End Strikes

San Francisco Hotel Strikes Conclude as Hilton Workers Vote 99.4% to Ratify New Contract

Union Says New Standard Has Been Set for SF Hotel Workers

 After 93 days on strike, Hilton hotel workers with the UNITE HERE Local 2 union in San Francisco have voted by 99.4% to approve a new union contract with affordable health care, big raises, and new workload protections.

The Hilton ratification settles the last of the city’s 2024 hotel strikes, but the union cautions that more strikes are possible in 2025. The new contract is now in place at hotels operated by Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott. The union says it will demand that San Francisco’s other full-service hotels also accept this standard.

The deal includes:

  • Preserving workers’ union health insurance plan, which provides quality affordable health care for workers and their families.
  • An immediate $3/hour wage increase and additional raises throughout the life of the contract.
  • Increased pensions.
  • New protections against understaffing and workload increases.
  • Four-year term, expiring in 2028.

“These 93 days have not been easy, and I’m so proud that my coworkers and I never gave up,” said Bill Fung, a housekeeping attendant at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square for 29 years. “We stood together through the rain and cold, and even though there were some hard days, it was all worth it. We will go back to work with our health care, good raises, and the confidence of knowing that when we fight, we win.”

“San Francisco hotel workers are unbreakable,” said Lizzy Tapia, President of UNITE HERE Local 2. “Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott workers refused to give up their health care or go backwards – and we proved on the picket line that we’re not afraid of a tough fight. As contract talks begin with the city’s other full-service hotels in the new year, they should know that this is the new standard they must accept for their own employees.”

The strike in San Francisco began on Sept. 22 and grew to include 2,500 workers at hotels accounting for 27.5% of the city’s hotel rooms. The new contract at Hilton covers approx. 900 workers, including 650 who had been on strike at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square and 250 who had been prepared to strike at Hilton’s Parc 55 hotel.

Over 10,000 hotel workers have gone on strike in eleven cities across the U.S. since Labor Day of 2024. The San Francisco strikes are the last to conclude.

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Local 2’s November 2024 Election Endorsements

SAN FRANCISCOEAST BAYNORTH BAY SAN MATEO

 

SAN FRANCISCO

Mayor: #1 Aaron Peskin

  • #2 Ahsha Safai / #3 London Breed

Board of Supervisors District 1: Connie Chan

Board of Supervisors District 3: #1 Moe Jamil / #2 Sharon Lai

Board of Supervisors District 5: Dean Preston

Board of Supervisors District 7: Myrna Melgar

Board of Supervisors District 9: #1 Jackie Fielder / #2 Roberto Hernandez / #3 Stephen Torres

Board of Supervisors District 11: #1 Chyanne Chen / #2 EJ Jones

City Attorney: David Chiu

Treasurer: Jose Cisneros

City College Board: Alan Wong

BART Board District 9: Edward Wright

State Senate District 11: Scott Weiner

Assembly District 17: Matt Haney

Assembly District 19: Catherine Stefani

California Federation of Labor endorsements: https://calaborfed.org/endorsements/2024-endorsements/

San Francisco Labor Council endorsements: https://www.sflaborcouncil.org/news-details/webview/our-endorsements/single/9251

 

 

EAST BAY

Alameda County

Board of Supervisors, District 5: Nikki Fortunato Bas

Oakland

Mayoral recall: No

City Council District 1: Zac Unger

City Council District 3: Carroll Fife

City Council District 5: Noel Gallo

City Council At-Large: #1 Rowena Brown / #2 Charlene Wang

City Attorney: Ryan Richardson

Berkeley

Mayor: Kate Harrison

City Council District 5: Shoshana O’Keefe

City Council District 6: Andy Katz

Measure BB: Yes

Measure CC: No

San Leandro

City Council District 1: Sbeydeh Viveros-Walton

City Council District 2: Bryan Azevedo

City Council District 4: Fred Simon

City Council District 6: Dylan Boldt

Emeryville

City Council (3 seats): Courtney Welch, Sukhdeep Kaur, Sam Gould

Richmond

City Council District 1: Melvin Willis

City Council District 5: Sue Wilson

City Council District 6: Claudia Jimenez

State Senate

District 7: Jesse Arreguin and Jovanka Beckles (dual endorsement)

California Federation of Labor endorsements: https://calaborfed.org/endorsements/2024-endorsements/

Alameda County Labor Council endorsements: https://alamedalabor.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024_General_Election_Endorsements_1.pdf

Contra Costa County Labor Council endorsements: https://www.cclabor.net/2024

 

 

NORTH BAY

Santa Rosa

City Council District 1: Eddie Alvarez

City Council District 5: Caroline Bañuelos

City Council District 7: Natalie Rogers

Rohnert Park

City Council District 4: Jackie Elward

Petaluma

City Council District 5: Blake Hooper

City Council District 6: Brian Barnacle and Mike Healy (dual endorsement)

State Assembly

District 2: Chris Rogers

California Federation of Labor endorsements: https://calaborfed.org/endorsements/2024-endorsements/

North Bay Labor Council endorsements: https://www.nbclc.org/about-5

 

SAN MATEO

South San Francisco

City Council District 2: Mark Nagales

City Council District 4: James Coleman

City of San Mateo

City Council District 2: Nicole Fernandez

State Senate

District 11: Scott Weiner

State Assembly

District 19: Catherine Stefani

California Federation of Labor endorsements: https://calaborfed.org/endorsements/2024-endorsements/

San Mateo County Labor Council endorsements: https://www.sanmateolaborcouncil.org/endorsements