Posts tagged UNITE HERE Local 11
LA City councilman introduces motion to raise wages to $25-an-hour for tourism workers
April 19, 2023 // As Los Angeles prepares to host games for the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympics, local airport and hospitality workers are pushing for an increase in wages. Union leaders and tourism workers - like LAX and hotel employees - gathered Wednesday morning outside L.A. City Hall to demand better wages. They want their minimum wage for to go from $16 an hour to $25 an hour. The rally came as L.A. City Councilman Curren Price introduced a motion that seeks to raise wages to $25 an hour for tourism workers, with plans to increase pay to $30 by 2028.
Perspective: National teachers’ unions aren’t on your side
January 17, 2023 //
Dodger Stadium concession workers threaten strike ahead of All-Star Game
July 13, 2022 // Dodger Stadium concession workers are employed by the Chicago-based company Levy Restaurants, which, according to Unite Here, employs nearly 1,500 food servers, bartenders, suite attendants, cooks and dishwashers at Dodger Stadium. Unite Here Local 11, which represents 32,000-plus hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona, didn't provide specifics on the workers' demands, saying only that it is "seeking to negotiate a fair new union contract."
Disneyland mandates vaccines for employees but not guests
January 28, 2022 // Disneyland is moving forward with a vaccine mandate for its employees, which is a stance several workers unions support, but talks between the two sides reportedly broke down when the unions requested park guests also be vaccinated or show a negative test. Disneyland declined,
California Union Uses Loophole To Pocket COVID Relief Funds, Labor Experts Say
December 28, 2021 // UNITE HERE Local 11's nonprofit affiliate took PPP loans as it hired union staff