Tag: UNITE HERE
UNITE HERE is a union for hotel, restaurant, and hospitality workers. Hotel workers were historically represented by the Hotel and Restaurant Employees (HERE). From 2004-2010, HERE merged with the garment workers union UNITE to form UNITE HERE, then split off while retaining the name UNITE HERE. Southern California HERE locals #11 (Los Angeles), #814 (Santa Monica), #681 (Orange County) have merged into one local (#11). Currently, UNITE HERE local 11 represents workers in southern California and Arizona.
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Claiming the right to full union membership
Read more: Claiming the right to full union membershipIn 1978 members of HERE Local 11 launched a campaign to unseat long-time union leader Andrew “Scotty” Allan. United Workers of Local 11 ran a multiracial slate of men and women committed to greater member participation in the 20,000 member union. Their candidate for the office of secretary-treasurer was Daniel Ruiz, a resident immigrant and […]
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United Workers of Local 11
Read more: United Workers of Local 11During the 1970s, the Hotel and Restaurant Employees union (HERE) Local 11 in Los Angeles was losing power as restaurant owners dropped their union contracts and hotels cut wages and benefits. In 1978 a multiracial group of members calling themselves United Workers of Local 11 challenged the union’s long-serving leader Scotty Allan. The group distributed […]