Entries by UNITEHERELocal26

Local 26 dining hall workers at Northeastern University to strike Friday January 20

BOSTON, MA—UNITE HERE Local 26 members who work in food service at Northeastern University announced today they will hold a 1-day strike starting at 12:00 noon on Friday, January 20. Workers will walk off the job to march with students to rallies in Boston during President-Elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration. The strike is inspired by the […]

Our American Principles

UNITE HERE local 26 is a union of 9,000 working people throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island who hail from all over the world. We call on our employers and the institutions where we work to join us in signing onto this pledge: Our American Principles   We reconfirm our commitment to diversity and equality for all […]

Important Update on the Harvard Strike

“We are pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with Harvard University that our Bargaining Committee believes addresses all of the concerns of our more than 700 members on strike. Our strike will continue until all members on strike have a chance to review the agreement and vote to ratify. We will […]

Entering Third Week on Strike, Harvard dining hall workers bring fight to Boston

Entering Third Week on Strike, Harvard dining hall workers bring fight to Boston Boston City Council will hear resolution in support, while workers ask for donations of diapers and formula and other material assistance Boston, MA—Harvard’s striking dining hall workers will take their fight out of Cambridge and south of the river into Boston today. […]