BIG NEWS: USA TODAY reports on ballpark workers’ powerful campaign for justice. Click here to read the article. “It’s devastating. I [used to work] three jobs and [now they’re all] gone,” said Connie Sarmiento, a cashier at Oracle Park. “They’re billionaires,” she said of the Giants. “This is the right time to show their support for […]
/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpg00twaechter/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpgtwaechter2020-08-26 15:55:152020-08-26 15:56:41USA TODAY: Oracle Park workers demand help from SF Giants
Click here for full info on Facebook event page! Hundreds of us came to last week’s protest – but that was just the beginning. After our protest, the Giants’ food service subcontractor Bon Appetit sent workers an important email: “We apologize for the previous communication terminating your employment at the ballpark. This letter rescinds our […]
/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpg00twaechter/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpgtwaechter2020-08-22 16:02:462020-08-26 15:59:45Oracle Park PROTEST: Giants v. Dodgers!
We asked the Hotel industry to negotiate with us about a SAFE reopening. Rather than deal with us in a constructive manner they are embarking on a PR campaign, telling the public that Local 2 and the city government are very unfair to them. These are the four main elements of our proposal: Safety First! […]
Click here for full info on Facebook event page! Friday, Aug. 14 at 6PM! Baseball is back, but the Giants are leaving stadium workers behind. We’re planning a BIG action – join us for a SOCIAL DISTANCE PICKET or CAR CARAVAN before the Giants vs. A’s game on Friday Aug. 14 at 6PM. We have […]
/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpg00twaechter/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpgtwaechter2020-08-10 10:12:032020-08-10 10:12:28BIG ACTION: SF Giants, do right by stadium workers!
The MLB has started its COVID-19 season, but billionaire owners are leaving stadium workers out in the cold. We refuse to be left behind after all our years serving Giants fans – Oracle Park workers are going to fight back! Read more about our fight in The Nation.
/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpg00twaechter/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpgtwaechter2020-08-07 10:11:582020-08-07 10:11:58Baseball’s Stadium Workers Are Getting Peanuts From the Billionaire Owners
Core Committee Leaders met on Monday July 27, 2020 and adopted the Executive Board’s recommendation to allocate money for pension and wages from the $1.45 per hour increase that we are receiving this year per the class A San Francisco hotel’s contract. The money will be distributed as follows: 46 cents goes to our pension […]
CLICK HERE: Tell Gate Gourmet to use the government CARES Act money to recall and pay laid off workers immediately! We demand that Gate Gourmet use the government CARES Act money to recall and pay laid off workers immediately. While the government is awarding the company over millions dollars, hundreds of us Gate Gourmet workers […]
/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpg00twaechter/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpgtwaechter2020-07-09 11:37:352020-07-09 11:38:21Gate Gourmet: Use your free money for the workers!
After Disastrous Reopenings in Las Vegas and Florida, UNITE HERE Local 2 Says San Francisco is National Leader on Requiring Hotels to Prioritize Cleaning Over Profits SAN FRANCISCO – UNITE HERE Local 2, the hotel workers’ union, today praised the Board of Supervisors’ leadership in setting the country’s strongest cleaning and safety standards for hotel reopening. […]
/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpg00twaechter/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpgtwaechter2020-07-07 15:05:532020-07-07 15:09:09San Francisco Sets Highest Standard for Hotel Cleaning and Safety
For Immediate Release: July 7, 2020 Contact: Ted Waechter / 919-636-1124 / twaechter@unitehere2.org San Francisco Sets Nationwide Standard for Hotel Cleaning and Safety with Healthy Buildings Ordinance After Disastrous Reopenings in Las Vegas and Florida, UNITE HERE Local 2 Says San Francisco is National Leader on Requiring Hotels to Prioritize Cleaning Over Profits SAN FRANCISCO – UNITE HERE […]
/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpg00twaechter/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpgtwaechter2020-07-07 14:55:592020-08-27 18:45:20San Francisco Sets Nationwide Standard for Hotel Cleaning and Safety with Healthy Buildings Ordinance
The HEROES Act passed the Democratic-controlled House in early May, but Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell threatens to vote the bill down. The HEROES Act among other things: Expands Medicare and Medicaid so workers who loose medical benefits can receive care at no cost. Extends unemployment benefits, including the $600 per week and grants […]
/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpg00twaechter/wp-content/uploads/local2webbanner1400.jpgtwaechter2020-07-06 12:20:362020-07-06 12:21:40Fight for the HEROES Act!
USA TODAY: Oracle Park workers demand help from SF Giants
/in COVID-19, Updates /by twaechterBIG NEWS: USA TODAY reports on ballpark workers’ powerful campaign for justice. Click here to read the article. “It’s devastating. I [used to work] three jobs and [now they’re all] gone,” said Connie Sarmiento, a cashier at Oracle Park. “They’re billionaires,” she said of the Giants. “This is the right time to show their support for […]
Oracle Park PROTEST: Giants v. Dodgers!
/in COVID-19, Updates /by twaechterClick here for full info on Facebook event page! Hundreds of us came to last week’s protest – but that was just the beginning. After our protest, the Giants’ food service subcontractor Bon Appetit sent workers an important email: “We apologize for the previous communication terminating your employment at the ballpark. This letter rescinds our […]
Safety First!
/in COVID-19, Updates /by roffillWe asked the Hotel industry to negotiate with us about a SAFE reopening. Rather than deal with us in a constructive manner they are embarking on a PR campaign, telling the public that Local 2 and the city government are very unfair to them. These are the four main elements of our proposal: Safety First! […]
BIG ACTION: SF Giants, do right by stadium workers!
/in COVID-19, Updates /by twaechterClick here for full info on Facebook event page! Friday, Aug. 14 at 6PM! Baseball is back, but the Giants are leaving stadium workers behind. We’re planning a BIG action – join us for a SOCIAL DISTANCE PICKET or CAR CARAVAN before the Giants vs. A’s game on Friday Aug. 14 at 6PM. We have […]
Baseball’s Stadium Workers Are Getting Peanuts From the Billionaire Owners
/in COVID-19, Updates /by twaechterThe MLB has started its COVID-19 season, but billionaire owners are leaving stadium workers out in the cold. We refuse to be left behind after all our years serving Giants fans – Oracle Park workers are going to fight back! Read more about our fight in The Nation.
Allocation Meeting Update
/in COVID-19, Updates /by twaechterCore Committee Leaders met on Monday July 27, 2020 and adopted the Executive Board’s recommendation to allocate money for pension and wages from the $1.45 per hour increase that we are receiving this year per the class A San Francisco hotel’s contract. The money will be distributed as follows: 46 cents goes to our pension […]
Gate Gourmet: Use your free money for the workers!
/in COVID-19, Updates /by twaechterCLICK HERE: Tell Gate Gourmet to use the government CARES Act money to recall and pay laid off workers immediately! We demand that Gate Gourmet use the government CARES Act money to recall and pay laid off workers immediately. While the government is awarding the company over millions dollars, hundreds of us Gate Gourmet workers […]
San Francisco Sets Highest Standard for Hotel Cleaning and Safety
/in Updates /by twaechterAfter Disastrous Reopenings in Las Vegas and Florida, UNITE HERE Local 2 Says San Francisco is National Leader on Requiring Hotels to Prioritize Cleaning Over Profits SAN FRANCISCO – UNITE HERE Local 2, the hotel workers’ union, today praised the Board of Supervisors’ leadership in setting the country’s strongest cleaning and safety standards for hotel reopening. […]
San Francisco Sets Nationwide Standard for Hotel Cleaning and Safety with Healthy Buildings Ordinance
/in Updates /by twaechterFor Immediate Release: July 7, 2020 Contact: Ted Waechter / 919-636-1124 / twaechter@unitehere2.org San Francisco Sets Nationwide Standard for Hotel Cleaning and Safety with Healthy Buildings Ordinance After Disastrous Reopenings in Las Vegas and Florida, UNITE HERE Local 2 Says San Francisco is National Leader on Requiring Hotels to Prioritize Cleaning Over Profits SAN FRANCISCO – UNITE HERE […]
Fight for the HEROES Act!
/in COVID-19, Updates /by twaechterThe HEROES Act passed the Democratic-controlled House in early May, but Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell threatens to vote the bill down. The HEROES Act among other things: Expands Medicare and Medicaid so workers who loose medical benefits can receive care at no cost. Extends unemployment benefits, including the $600 per week and grants […]