Union contracts are vehicles for opportunity—tools we've used to create job training programs, wage equity across gender & race, & access to jobs for Black workers in particular.
The #PROAct will remove barriers to organizing & bargaining—esp important for marginalized workers.
We've been on strike.
Several times, actually.
And every single time, the boss will use scare tactics to try to "lure" workers into scabbing—including by hiring scabs to replace them.
The #PROAct will allow workers to do the right thing without fear of losing their job.
The willingness of UNITE HERE members to take on an opponent, no matter now large, has transformed work in the hospitality industry.
The #PROAct provides more opportunity for growth—& the long road to recovery after COVID-19 needs this historic legislation more than ever.
The #PROAct will repeal "right to work" laws—laws that the GOP loves to champion on behalf of their rich friends—that were created during the Jim Crow era that lead to lower wages, fewer benefits, and more dangerous workplaces.
“We need 100% emergency COBRA coverage now. 80% of our workers are out of work, out of health insurance, out of money.”
“We are in a healthcare crisis yet millions are losing the one thing they need most right now: their health insurance. That is why I am pleased that @SenatorDurbin (D-IL) & @SenCortezMasto (D-NV) have once again introduced the ‘Worker Health Coverage Protection Act’ ..."
" ... that will provide 100% emergency coverage of health care premiums until workers are able to return to work and assume their coverage once again. The bill mirrors the legislation from the last session, S.4714."
The Democrats’ “secret weapon” to help win the Senate:
UNITE HERE’s 1,000 union canvassers
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Hitting an astounding 1.5 million doors—laid-off hospitality workers joined the Georgia team that turned Georgia blue to help deliver come-from-behind wins in Georgia Senate races.
Today hospitality workers with UNITE HERE join Democrats in Georgia and nationwide to celebrate a definitive win for @ReverendWarnock and a promising lead for @Ossoff in the Georgia Senate run-off races.
As voters across GA head to the polls, hospitality workers are pointing to convos on the doors directly with voters as the reason Dems @ReverendWarnock & @ossoff could be elected to the Senate, despite enormous obstacles to voting that have historically favored GOP candidates.
A relic of Jim Crow-era policies aimed at diluting the influence of Black voters, Georgia’s runoff elections historically favor Republican candidates. For Democrats to have a chance at victory, voter turnout among Black voters and other voters of color is critical. #gasen#gapol
— UNITE HERE hospitality workers will be joined by Atlanta City Council members and allies to highlight campaign to knock on over one million doors to elect @ReverendWarnock and @Ossoff.
Tomorrow's rally will be at the Gold Lot at Turner Field, and will be followed by a “walk with us” opportunity for press to follow canvassers and politicians on the doors speaking to voters.
This event will be staged safely, masks and 6-feet social distancing required.
During the General, we knocked on the doors of 3M voters to vote for Biden/Harris in NV, AZ, FL & PA, helping drive unprecedented turnout while staying safe through a strict contactless canvassing protocol — now we're fighting to do the same in GA by knocking on over 1M doors.
Georgia Hospitality Workers’ Union to Hold Public Celebration of 500-Person Door-to-Door Canvass to Take Back the Senate, Win Urgently Needed COVID Relief
UNITE HERE hospitality workers will be joined by Atlanta City Council members and allies to highlight campaign to knock on over one million doors to elect @ReverendWarnock and @Ossoff
WHAT: Rally followed by a “walk with us” opportunity for press to follow canvassers and politicians on the doors speaking to voters.
***This event will be staged safely, with all attendees required to wear masks and seated at least 6-feet apart in a huge outdoor parking lot.***