UNITE HERE Local 8: Are Hilton Hotels nICE Hotels? Seattle Embassy Suites Workers Call Out Company’s Insufficient Protections for Immigrants as Strike Passes 50 Days Hilton has not agreed to tell the Union if ICE is present at their hotel, union launches billboard and digital ads informing customers Seattle – As workers at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Seattle […]
Workers forced to walk through raw sewage in Ruth’s Chris restaurant at Grand Hyatt Seattle
On January 3rd, 2016, a plumbing malfunction caused raw sewage to flood an elevator shaft, some banquet rooms in Ruth’s Chris restaurant, and an employee locker room. The restaurant continued to function, and workers were asked to go retrieve their belongings from their lockers, requiring them to walk through raw sewage and toilet paper. One […]
UNITE HERE Local 8 City of Seattle Primary Endorsements
UNITE HERE Local 8 has endorsed the following candidates for the August 4, 2015 Primary Election in Seattle: Seattle City Council District 1 – Lisa Herbold and Brianna Thomas District 2 – Bruce Harrell District 3 – Kshama Sawant District 4 – Jean Godden District 5 – Sandy Brown and Halei Watkins District 6 – […]
Space Needle Workers, Seattle City Councilmembers Pledge Continued Fight for Job Security
SEATTLE—Workers and members of the Seattle City Council gathered at the base of the Space Needle Tuesday to continue the fight for job security at the symbol of Seattle. One week ago, Space Needle workers won their first raises in over three years. On July 14, the Space Needle Corporation declared impasse and implemented its […]
Space Needle Offers “Poison Candy” To Workers
SEATTLE—Space Needle workers walked away Thursday from a month-long effort at mediation with their employer, frustrated but ready to continue fighting for raises, protections against subcontracting, and union rights. “I was optimistic about returning to mediation,” said cook Andy Roos. “But it’s frustrating to be so close and not see willingness from the company to […]
26,000 member healthcare union endorses Seattle Hyatt boycott
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Boycott Organizer – Local 8, Seattle, WA Be a part of a movement of low wage workers that is confronting corporate greed and mistreatment of workers, raising the standards of service sector jobs, and winning dignity and respect on the job through solidarity and action. Across the United States and Canada, our members (a majority […]
