Retail Division News

New York New Jersey Joint Board Disaffiliates from UNITE HERE International Union

hyacinthThe elected rank and file executive board members of the New York New Jersey Regional Joint Board voted unanimously to disaffiliate from UNITE HERE, forming an independent union.

In doing so, New York and New Jersey Joint Board members joined 150,000 other union members across the country whose delegates and elected leaders also voted to disaffiliate from the international union.

Organizing to Ensure Working People Win the Change We Voted for in November

EFCA ImageThe economic crisis that is affecting all of us has shown America that it's time to put working people first - not billionaires and corporate special interests.

We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with the election of President Obama and the new Congress to make real progress on jobs, health care, a path to citizenship, and the right of every worker to organize. 

NY-NJ Joint Board Members Get Out the Vote

Tommi, Alfreda and Shaquon Get Out the VoteOctober 25, 2008: NY-NJ Regional Joint Board Members hit the streets in Newark and Bayonne, NJ today for the third consecutive Saturday as part of their effort to mobilize fellow union members to vote in the Presidential election on November 4th.

To date, over 40 members from each of the union's three divisions (manufacturing, retail

Aprenda Ingles en el Programa de Educacion de los Trabajadores/Learn English at the Worker Education Program

APRENDA INGLES en el Programa de Educación de los Trabajadores de UNITE HERE! Las clases son gratis y comienzan la semana del 22 de Septiembre. Presione aqui para más información:

Local 340 Reelects President Gerald A. Fitzgerald

7/9/2008 -- Members of Local 340 have reelected President Gerald A. Fitzgerald. On July 9th, the American Arbitration Association counted ballots and certified that Jerry had been elected to his second four year term as Local President. Jerry has been with the union since 1977, and has served as both shop steward and bargaining committee member.
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