Yesterday 5,500 workers all over the US and Canada joined IU president D. Taylor and Senator Elizabeth Warren in a tele-townhall. Our Union will continue pushing on the local, state and federal levels to win the protections workers need now more than ever. From this single call we were able to recruit 500 volunteers to […]
Labor leaders pushed the State to pass a one-time $500 financial relief for undocumented workers with a maximum of $1000 per household. The funds will be distributed through non-profit organizations. Visit the California COVID 19 website to learn how to apply.
Concessions workers at Oracle Park and Chase Center are part of the team-and we’re speaking up to make sure we are not left behind during COVID 19. Read more from the SF Chronicle.
/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpg00roffill/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpgroffill2020-05-13 14:00:292020-05-13 14:00:29Stadium Workers are Fighting for Our Future!
We are no strangers to crisis from setting up a tent in the rubble of the 1906 earthquake to the economic meltdown of 2008 to the coronavirus and Trump presidency. We will continue facing the companies head on, fighting for healthcare and fairness for all people. We will keep organizing new members and growing stronger […]
/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpg00roffill/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpgroffill2020-05-11 14:19:222020-05-11 14:20:55D. Taylor to Working People- We Are in this Together!
Despite the urgent need for health and economic protection during the pandemic, some members of the federal government are resisting much needed protections for working people. Unions are pushing our politicians nationwide to step up and provide protections to workers during the crisis. We have 5 national demands: (1) Expand health insurance for all workers, […]
/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpg00ilewis/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpgilewis2020-05-07 15:44:552020-05-18 15:43:24Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Take Action From Home!
If you are currently working in a San Francisco hotel, grocery stores, or other workplace, you can now get free COVID-19 testing without a doctor’s note. Click here to visit the City’s website for more details and to schedule an appointment either in South of Market or on the Embarcadero.
/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpg00twaechter/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpgtwaechter2020-05-05 12:40:522020-05-07 17:08:09Free testing available for SF workers
D. Taylor tells Anderson Cooper of CNN how Unite Here is handling the COVID crisis nationwide. Members of Unite Here from hotels, casinos, and airports have died or been hospitalized. Our national priorities are health and safety, personal protective equipment (PPE), healthcare, and access to unemployment, food banks and help with shelter and evictions. Click […]
/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpg00twaechter/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpgtwaechter2020-05-05 12:26:342020-05-07 17:07:08UNITE HERE President D. Taylor on CNN
Marriott Marquis Housekeeper Larrilou Carrumba speaks out about how the health crisis is impacting her family. She had nearly saved up enough money to move her family out of her sister’s crowded apartment into their own home when the coronavirus hit, making that plan impossible in the near future. Meanwhile, Marriott CEO Arne Sorensen broke […]
/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpg00twaechter/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpgtwaechter2020-05-01 11:54:092020-05-18 15:43:51Marriott CEO Arne Sorensen, actions speak louder than words!
“This largely hidden workforce, made up primarily of immigrants and people of color, many of whom can’t afford health insurance, is at great risk of contracting the virus.” Airline catering workers are speaking up – because we deserve affordable health care and safety at work. Read the Boston Globe report.
/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpg00twaechter/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpgtwaechter2020-04-29 15:20:542020-04-29 15:21:42Airline catering workers deserve affordable health care now!
Ten years after the Great Recession of 2008, billionaire’s wealth increased by 80% — leaving the rest of us behind. Now the “pandemic profiteers” are positioned to take similar increases on a much shorter timeline. At least 8 billionaires made another $1 billion since the start of the crisis, and in the same amount of […]
/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpg00twaechter/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpgtwaechter2020-04-29 10:00:542020-04-29 10:00:54The 1% are once again up to no good
International Tele-Townhall Report
Yesterday 5,500 workers all over the US and Canada joined IU president D. Taylor and Senator Elizabeth Warren in a tele-townhall. Our Union will continue pushing on the local, state and federal levels to win the protections workers need now more than ever. From this single call we were able to recruit 500 volunteers to […]
$500 Relief for Immigrant Workers
Labor leaders pushed the State to pass a one-time $500 financial relief for undocumented workers with a maximum of $1000 per household. The funds will be distributed through non-profit organizations. Visit the California COVID 19 website to learn how to apply.
Stadium Workers are Fighting for Our Future!
Concessions workers at Oracle Park and Chase Center are part of the team-and we’re speaking up to make sure we are not left behind during COVID 19. Read more from the SF Chronicle.
D. Taylor to Working People- We Are in this Together!
We are no strangers to crisis from setting up a tent in the rubble of the 1906 earthquake to the economic meltdown of 2008 to the coronavirus and Trump presidency. We will continue facing the companies head on, fighting for healthcare and fairness for all people. We will keep organizing new members and growing stronger […]
Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Take Action From Home!
Despite the urgent need for health and economic protection during the pandemic, some members of the federal government are resisting much needed protections for working people. Unions are pushing our politicians nationwide to step up and provide protections to workers during the crisis. We have 5 national demands: (1) Expand health insurance for all workers, […]
Free testing available for SF workers
If you are currently working in a San Francisco hotel, grocery stores, or other workplace, you can now get free COVID-19 testing without a doctor’s note. Click here to visit the City’s website for more details and to schedule an appointment either in South of Market or on the Embarcadero.
UNITE HERE President D. Taylor on CNN
D. Taylor tells Anderson Cooper of CNN how Unite Here is handling the COVID crisis nationwide. Members of Unite Here from hotels, casinos, and airports have died or been hospitalized. Our national priorities are health and safety, personal protective equipment (PPE), healthcare, and access to unemployment, food banks and help with shelter and evictions. Click […]
Marriott CEO Arne Sorensen, actions speak louder than words!
Marriott Marquis Housekeeper Larrilou Carrumba speaks out about how the health crisis is impacting her family. She had nearly saved up enough money to move her family out of her sister’s crowded apartment into their own home when the coronavirus hit, making that plan impossible in the near future. Meanwhile, Marriott CEO Arne Sorensen broke […]
Airline catering workers deserve affordable health care now!
“This largely hidden workforce, made up primarily of immigrants and people of color, many of whom can’t afford health insurance, is at great risk of contracting the virus.” Airline catering workers are speaking up – because we deserve affordable health care and safety at work. Read the Boston Globe report.
The 1% are once again up to no good
Ten years after the Great Recession of 2008, billionaire’s wealth increased by 80% — leaving the rest of us behind. Now the “pandemic profiteers” are positioned to take similar increases on a much shorter timeline. At least 8 billionaires made another $1 billion since the start of the crisis, and in the same amount of […]