The UNITE HERE Difference

UNITE HERE changes lives by improving wages and benefits in thousands of traditionally low-wage sectors, creating jobs that sustain families.

Too many people who clean rooms and cook food live in poverty. They’re working dead-end jobs with little hope.

At UNITE HERE, we’re changing that. We’re proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish.

UNITE HERE members earn more money.

Non-Union vs. UNITE HERE Cities The greater the concentration of union hotels, the more wages and other benefits go up. City Indianapolis Chicago Area Union Hotels 0 59 Hourly Wage $8.50 $18.79 Rooms Cleaned 30+ Up to 16 UNITE HERE members earn more than non-union workers doing the same job in the same city. In Las Vegas, a full-time UNITE HERE cook earns at around $10,000 a year more than her non-union counterpart. Plus, she earns more than $11,400 in annual benefits, like comprehensive healthcare for her entire family with no monthly premiums, and a pension. Ending low wages While many workers have seen their wages stagnate, UNITE HERE workers’ wages have increased dramatically. In Chicago, housekeepers have organized and won wage increases from $8.83 in 2002 to $18.79 in 2016. That’s a difference in annual income of over $18,000 a year. During that same period median non-union wages for housekeepers have only increased from $7.57 to $10.09, less than what is needed to keep up with inflation. 18k per year Plus in Chicago, a UNITE HERE housekeeper pays just $30 a month to get health insurance that covers her entire family. Changing Lives Everywhere. UNITE HERE members won big victories in 2015. Over 500 workers at two Hyatt hotels in San Antonio Texas won a first contract in 2015. Room cleaners will see their wages increase 24% from $11.89 to $14.74. In Toronto and Las Vegas, UNITE HERE workers were among the first to stand up to Donald Trump organizing a union at two of his hotels. Workers are joining UNITE HERE in cities where unions have traditionally been strong—like New York and San Francisco, but also cities like New Orleans, Atlanta, Miami, and Phoenix.