Airport Workers Move One Step Closer to Job Security
February 16, 2011 Airport workers came out in full force last Friday to support House Bill 1832 in front of the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development in the Washington State House of Representatives. Four days later, the Committee voted to move the bill forward for possible consideration by the entire House of Representatives. House […]
Airport Workers Stand Up to the Port of Seattle
Airport concessions workers are turning up the heat for real job security. Local 8 members have begun meeting with Port of Seattle commissioners to discuss their future at the airport. Airport workers have also taken action by circulating a petition to demand that the Port do the right thing and give us real job security. […]
Hotel Workers Rising
The only hope we have of real, long-term economic recovery depends on the creation of more good, middle-class jobs, with decent wages and healthcare our families can afford. That’s why thousands of workers bargaining for contracts across North America are joining together. Nationwide, the hotel industry is rebounding faster and stronger than expected, but leaders […]
Judge rules against corporate effort to block minimum wage increase
December 29, 2010, The Seattle Times A Kittitas County judge Wednesday rejected a request to halt a 12-cent increase to the state’s minimum wage that takes effect this weekend. Superior Court Judge Scott Sparks ruled against the summary judgment request made by a coalition of business groups that sued the state last month over the […]
Seattle Arctic Club Workers Ratify First Contract
December 21, 2010 Hotel workers at the Doubletree Arctic Club Hotel in Downtown Seattle ratified their first ever Union contract. The agreement provides workers with wage increases, free health coverage for individuals, safe workloads for housekeepers, as well as job security protections through a no subcontracting pledge from the employer. The ratification vote marked the […]
COMMUNITY BRIEFING: Red Lion Hotel Seattle Airport Negotiations, Thursday, December 16, 12pm
Support Workers’ Fight for Job Security Protections Join UNITE HERE! Local 8 and our members at the Red Lion Hotel Seattle Airport for a “Happy Holidays to ALL” community briefing on Thursday, December 16th at 12:00 pm in front of the Red Lion. We will update our allies on the Red Lion workers’ fight for […]
Sleep with the Right People
Sleep with the Right People is a coalition between the LGBT community and UNITE HERE, a union representing over 300,000 hospitality and manufacturing workers across North America. Together, we fight for the fair and equal treatment of all individuals. “The solidarity between the labor movement and the LGBT movement is a powerful coalition. In San […]
How to protect your next event from a possible labor dispute!
Excused non-performance language and how it can protect your organization Most excused non‐performance and force majeure clauses protect organizations from so‐called “Acts of God.” However, many such clauses also address other extraordinary events such as labor disputes, and an increasing number of these clauses include language that indemnify organizations for meeting cancellations caused by labor […]
Largest Rally in Recent Tacoma History
On August 10th, Local 8 members and over 200 labor activists and community leaders held one of the largest hotel worker rallies in recent Tacoma history. The exciting rally took place at Tollefson Plaza, located next to the Tacoma Courtyard Marriott. The labor community made it clear that the non-union Marriott, as well as other […]
Erik Van Rossum is UNITE HERE Local 8’s new Secretary Treasurer and Principal Officer
June 9, 2010 Erik Van Rossum was confirmed at Local 8’s general membership meeting as the new Principal Officer of UNITE HERE Local 8. Erik succeeds Rick Sawyer, who has accepted the position of UNITE HERE Northwest Director. “I am excited to continue building a fighting union that challenges the disrespect, low wages, lack of […]