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  Dora Whitfield · [email protected]
April 30, 2020 at 2:10 PM

COVID-19 took our jobs. Now we need your help.

Hi John: My name is Dora Whitfield and I used to work the buffet at Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel and Casino. I was proud to welcome guests from all over the world with our southern hospitality for almost two decades. I was devastated when I learned in mid-March that I was laid …
  UNITE HERE Hospitality Workers · [email protected]
April 9, 2020 at 5:32 PM

🚨URGENT: Tell Congress: Don’t cut out hospitality workers

The hotels want to use emergency aid to pay their banks instead of workers. Dear [Friend]: With over 90% of hospitality workers unemployed, Congress appropriated billions in emergency aid for hotels and casinos to protect the hospitality Industry workforce. Now, the …
  UNITE HERE · [email protected]
March 31, 2020 at 6:51 PM

How to help workers losing their health insurance tomorrow

As frontline workers in the hospitality, food service and transportation industries, nearly 300,000 UNITE HERE members and the families they support will be among those most affected by the coronavirus. Dear John: As frontline workers in the hospitality, food service and trans…
  UNITE HERE · [email protected]
March 26, 2020 at 5:15 PM

Action Alert! Congress: Protect Workers’ Health

Dear John: Millions of laid off Americans will start losing their company health insurance at the end of March. During this health care crisis, companies getting emergency taxpayer money should be required to keep their laid off taxpayers covered. Please take action to …
  UNITE HERE · [email protected]
March 24, 2020 at 1:45 AM

Action Alert: Tell Congress Working people need help NOW

Tell Congress to pass the Labor Plan to get working people the relief we need now. Thank you to everyone who made phone calls Saturday to tell Congress to pass a bill to protect workers during this crisis. Working people don't have time to wait while Republican leaders in th…
  UNITE HERE · [email protected]
March 21, 2020 at 9:14 PM

Emergency: We need to call Congress NOW

Dear John: The Senate is debating an emergency bailout for big corporations right now. They’ve heard from the airlines and big corporations. Now they need to hear from US. Click here to be connected with the Capitol Switchboard to contact your member of Congress. Alterna…
  UNITE HERE · [email protected]
March 19, 2020 at 8:34 PM

URGENT: Demand Workers First in any Airline & Airport Bailout

Congress is moving FAST to make deals to combat the COVID-19 crisis, and the airlines look to be first in line for a bailout. Add your name to demand that WORKERS come FIRST over corporate profits. Dear John: URGENT PETITION: Congress is moving FAST to make deals to comba…
  UNITE HERE · [email protected]
March 16, 2020 at 10:14 PM

🚨Urgent Petition: Pay laid off arena & stadium workers

There’s a solution to help lessen the burden during this time of crisis. We ask that you take a few moments to sign this petition to call on NBA, NHL, and MLB owners to continue to pay their food service contractors so they can ensure laid off arena and s Dear John: Hospita…
  Cleve Jones, UNITE HERE · [email protected]
February 26, 2020 at 2:21 PM

BREAKING: Union Leaders fired. Take Action NOW!

Dear John, Click to Tweet at Starbucks in support of HMSHost workers organizing to join our union. Baristas at airport Starbucks stores across the country are speaking out about mistreatment and poverty. Some have been homeless, slept at the airport, unable to afford food, or…
  UNITE HERE · [email protected]
February 14, 2020 at 8:20 PM

BREAKING: Airline catering workers are protesting airports NOW

Take action NOW to show your solidarity with airline catering workers protesting at airports across the country. Dear John: Click to Tweet at the airlines in support of airline catering workers protesting airports across the country before the holiday travel weekend Americ…
  UNITE HERE · [email protected]
November 26, 2019 at 3:02 PM

Happening Now: Thousands protesting at airports nationwide

BREAKING: Thousands of airline catering workers protesting at airports nationwide on this historically busy travel day. Dear John: BREAKING: Thousands of airline catering workers protesting at airports nationwide on this historically busy travel day. Click to Tweet at Americ…
  Carrie Sallgren, UNITE HERE · [email protected]
November 19, 2019 at 11:36 PM

Marriott's "Green Choice" called out by housekeepers in new video

When companies disguise job cuts as a sustainability measure, it endangers trust in proven environmental programs. That’s why it’s so important that Marriott customers watch our new video about the company’s so-called “Green Choice” program. When asked to “Make a Green Choic…