Entries by UNITEHERELocal26

Labor dispute at Le Méridien

At 5 p.m. yesterday evening a crowd of approximately 200 gathered at the steps of the Cambridge City Hall to demonstrate their support for employees of Le Méridien Hotel, located at 20 Sidney Street in Cambridge. At approximately 5:40, the crowd marched from City Hall to Le Méridien where the protest continued as hotel guests […]

Stand with Ramon Suero & Sign his Petition

Take a stand against foreclosure in solidarity with Local 26 leader Ramón Suero! Support his petition to stay in his home with his family through demanding that Ed DeMarco let him buy back his home at fair market value.   To sign, click on the title link above.            

Simmons workers, students, and faculty join forces to create a cafeteria union Food Fight

At Simmons College, the dining hall may soon start serving a dish unfamiliar to the Fenway-area school: organized labor. Working in secret over the last year, a coalition of students, professors, and union members from UNITE HERE Local 26 have collaborated with cafeteria workers to help organize the employees into an official union. On Tuesday, […]

Boston hotel workers authorize strike, if needed

Some companies haven’t signed citywide contract; union says job security is top issue. Hotel workers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to authorize a strike at some of Boston’s biggest and most prestigious hotels if the companies don’t agree to a new citywide contract. Fifteen of the city’s 24 unionized hotels have already signed the new five-year contract, […]