Mounting Pressure on Google to Protect Workers
Google campuses across the country were visited today and this week by delegations from national immigrant rights, tech equity
DetailsGoogle Let Its Engineers Strike
The janitors and dishwashers of Silicon Valley are asking the tech companies they work for to support their right to strike.
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Thousands of subcontracted cafeteria workers, janitors, security officers, shuttle drivers, groundskeepers, and other service workers…
DetailsUNITE HERE Condemns Supreme Court Ruling on DAPA and Expanded DACA, Vows to Continue Fighting for Immigrant Justice
LOS ANGELES, CA—The Supreme Court of the United States ruled 4-4 on Monday in a split decision that upholds a lower court’s ruling against President Barack Obama’s proposed immigration policies, DAPA and expanded DACA, which sought to provide deportation relief to millions of immigrants across the country. UNITE HERE, a union that represents over 270,000…
DetailsAmid Deportations and New Attacks on Immigrants, UNITE HERE Urges Supreme Court to Expedite Review of Immigration Reform Case
Contact Ramiro S. Fúnez, 646-923-1858, [email protected] LOS ANGELES, CA—The Supreme Court of the United States announced on Tuesday that it will begin reviewing the Texas v. United States case this term. UNITE HERE, a union of 270,000 hospitality workers across the U.S. and Canada, is urging the judicial body to expedite its evaluation, citing increased…
DetailsUNITE HERE Condemns ICE Raids Targeting Central American Women and Children
Contact: Ramiro S. Fúnez, 646-923-1858, [email protected] LOS ANGELES, CA— Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Monday that ICE officials detained 121 adults and children in Georgia, Texas, and North Carolina over New Year’s weekend, all of whom are in the process of being repatriated. In response, UNITE HERE, a union of 270,000 hospitality…
DetailsUNITE HERE Calls for Firing of ICE Director after Chicago-Area Meatpacking Raid
New Video Details Impact of Bungled Enforcement Priorities on Immigrant Workers Contact: Joe Shansky, [email protected], 312-623-5382 [Chicago, IL] One year ago, President Obama reiterated his immigration enforcement priorities and announced an Executive Order that would have provided deportation relief for nearly five million undocumented workers in the U.S. By contrast, workers at Ruprecht Company, a…
DetailsMaría Elena Durazo on Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Immigration Ruling: “We Must Continue Our Fight And Demand Immediate Action”
LOS ANGELES, CA— María Elena Durazo, UNITE HERE General Vice President for Immigration, Civil Rights, and Diversity, is urging the United States Department of Justice to act with urgency on appealing the recent injunction against President Barack Obama’s executive policy on immigration. “We must continue our fight and demand immediate action,” Durazo said on Tuesday.…
DetailsUNITE HERE Joins Immigration Groups in Citizenship Day Celebration, Organizing Events and Workshops in Six Cities Nationwide
New Video Spotlights Union’s Role in Assisting Immigrants on Path to Citizenship [New York, NY]—UNITE HERE, one of the fastest-growing labor unions in North America, proudly announces its participation in this year’s national Citizenship Day, observed annually on Sept. 17. This year, the Union joins hundreds of immigration groups nationwide in the federal observance, also…
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