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Jun 25, 2019, 07:45 ET UNITE HERE Warns About Potential Gaming Tax Revenue Declines, Job Cuts, and Other Problems of Proposed Merger of Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment

On June 24, Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment jointly announced a proposed transaction to combine the two corporations, pending shareholder...

Jun 16, 2019, 23:44 ET UNITE HERE Airline Catering Workers in 13 Cities Vote Nearly 100% Unanimous in Favor of Striking When And if Released

UNITE HERE airline catering workers in thirteen cities have voted in favor of authorizing a strike if and when released to do so by the National...

May 01, 2019, 09:00 ET UNITE HERE: Fertitta Capital's sports betting deal highlights disclosure dilemma at Red Rock Resorts

Investors in Red Rock Resorts lack the necessary information to know if they lost a business opportunity to Fertitta Capital, the investment firm...

Apr 23, 2019, 17:19 ET New UNITE HERE Gaming report asks: "Who's on the hook for the Palms?"

UNITE HERE Gaming released a new report providing investors in Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRR) with an assessment of the company's ability to...

Feb 15, 2017, 16:31 ET Workers Deliver Petition to Station Casinos about Health and Safety Risks, says UNITE HERE

Workers recently presented Station Casinos' management with a petition signed by one hundred occupational health professionals calling on the company ...

Dec 21, 2016, 10:07 ET UNITE HERE Unions Reach Agreements with Trump Hotels in Las Vegas and Washington, D.C.

The Local Joint Executive Board Las Vegas, UNITE HERE Culinary Workers Union Local 226, Bartenders Union Local 165, and the Trump International Hotel ...

Oct 06, 2016, 05:07 ET Twelve Senate Challengers Pledge to Repeal 40% Health Benefits Tax

UNITE HERE, an organization representing 270,000 working people across North America, today announced its endorsement slate for candidates seeking...

Sep 27, 2016, 05:07 ET UNITE HERE Launches National Boycott of Trump Businesses

Citing federal law allowing boycotts for the purpose of forcing an employer to honor their duty to bargain, UNITE HERE, the parent union of the...

Sep 15, 2016, 08:00 ET Workers at Red Rock Resorts' Boulder Station Vote to Unionize says UNITE HERE

Over Labor Day weekend, workers at Boulder Station Casino & Hotel voted to be represented by the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and the Bartenders...

Aug 16, 2016, 04:58 ET Say No to the Trump Hazard: UNITE HERE's Culinary Union joins campaign to urge USGA and PGA to sever ties with Donald Trump

Today, the Culinary Union announced it is joining the campaign by Golfers Opposing Bigotry to end golf's partnership with Donald Trump. The group is...

Jul 09, 2016, 11:41 ET UNITE HERE Calls for Golf Community to Say "NO" to #TrumpHazard Hosting Next U.S. Women's Open

Donald Trump is a golf hazard and bad for women, says the Culinary Union, the legal representative of hundreds of Trump Hotel Las Vegas employees who ...

Jun 22, 2016, 04:23 ET CEO of Zuffa LLC, dba UFC, has taken a new job with Red Rock Resorts, Inc., according to UNITE HERE

Zuffa LLC, dba the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has denied reports that it has been sold.[i] But the company has not announced that certain...

May 19, 2016, 09:47 ET UNITE HERE Values Zuffa LLC dba Ultimate Fighting Championship at $2.23 Billion

A new valuation report of Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has been released by UNITE HERE. The report...

May 13, 2016, 10:48 ET UNITE HERE's Culinary Union calls for worker retention as the Palms Casino is sold by its private-equity owners to Station Casinos

The Culinary Union calls on TPG and Leonard Green Partners to ensure employee retention is a condition of the sale of the Palms Casino Resort to Red...

Apr 25, 2016, 09:08 ET "Great Brands Think Twice": UNITE HERE look book exposes AIRMALL as a bad fit for JetBlue Terminal 5

In a publication released today, the UNITE HERE Airport Group highlighted myriad reasons why German-owned AIRMALL USA is a poor fit for New York's...

Apr 05, 2016, 10:40 ET Workers at Trump Las Vegas Are Officially Unionized

The Culinary and Bartenders Union have been certified as the legal collective bargaining representatives of more than 500 workers at the Trump...

Mar 21, 2016, 10:25 ET UNITE HERE Union Members Take National Action Urging REI to Meet With Polartec Workers, Oppose Company's Plan to Shutter Lawrence, MA Textile Mill

Last Wednesday, Polartec workers and their allies participated in a national mobilization at REI stores around the country, calling on REI to oppose...

Feb 22, 2016, 01:03 ET Federal Officer Recommends Rejection of Trump Hotel's Challenges to Union Election Results

Last week, a federal officer issued a detailed report calling for Trump International Hotel Las Vegas's objections to a recent union election of its...

Feb 11, 2016, 09:00 ET UNITE HERE: NY Elected Officials Speak Out in Opposition to Airport Developer AIRMALL USA

In a letter released Monday, 13 of New York's elected officials and community groups expressed their concern over AIRMALL USA, a company currently...

Dec 15, 2015, 09:12 ET Trump Las Vegas Hotel Files Objections After Workers Vote to Join Union

The Trump International Hotel Las Vegas has filed objections to a vote held by their employees, 9 days after a majority of workers at the hotel have...

Dec 07, 2015, 02:20 ET Trump Las Vegas Workers Vote "YES" to Join the Union in NLRB Election

After two days of voting in a National Labor Relations Board election, a majority of workers at the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas have voted...

Dec 01, 2015, 07:05 ET UNITE HERE's Culinary and Bartenders Unions Conclude Contract Negotiations with The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and the Bartenders Union Local 165 of UNITE HERE are pleased to announce that a new four-year contract with The...

Sep 11, 2015, 09:40 ET UNITE HERE calls on the American Heart Association to Limit Pharma's Influence

A UNITE HERE report [available at http://bit.ly/AHAcontributions] has uncovered that the American Heart Association (AHA), its leadership, and...

Aug 21, 2015, 06:00 ET UNITE HERE report asks, "Is the American Heart Association for Sale?"

A new UNITE HERE report [available at http://bit.ly/AHAcontributions] has uncovered that the American Heart Association (AHA) and its leadership...

Jul 28, 2015, 06:00 ET Director of Nonprofit Commission on the Public's Health System "Appalled" by Findings of New UNITE HERE Report, "No Bon Pain"

An analysis of some items on Au Bon Pain's nutrition menu (dated 6/23/15) in comparison to items on McDonald's (6/26/15) and Burger King's (7/15)...