OCCUPY La Playa Hotel Protest
More than 200 people took part in the Occupy La Playa Hotel Protest on October 28, 2011. The action included civil disobedience in which 16 community activists and hotel workers blocked the street in front of La Playa Hotel until arrested by Carmel police. La Playa Hotel workers and their community supporters are outraged at […]
CARMEL HOTEL WORKERS RISING
La Playa Hotel and Pine Inn Workers March with Community Supporters through Downtown Carmel Carmel. More than 100 Carmel hotel workers and their supporters marched through downtown Carmel, September 1, 2011, in protest of actions by La Playa Hotel, Pine Inn, and Tally-Ho Inn ownership. The Carmel Hotel Workers Rising March began at La Playa […]
COMMUNITY RALLIES TO SAVE JOBS AT LA PLAYA HOTEL
Carmel, CA. More than 400 area hotel workers and their community supporters rallied July 20th, August 9th, and August 17th in support of La Playa Hotel workers who are seeking to protect their jobs in the event of a change in ownership. At the Save Our Jobs Rallies, sponsored by UNITE HERE Local 483, participants joined a […]
NEW UNION CONTRACT AT PAJARO VALLEY GOLF CLUB
Watsonville, CA. UNITE HERE Local 483, representing 15 workers at The Pajaro Valley Golf Club, approved a labor contract that increases employer contributions to health and pension benefits by 25% over 20 months. The agreement also provides job protection in the event of a change in ownership. The contract expires at the end of February […]
Local 483 Members Ratify Asilomar Contract!
Pacific Grove, CA. Union workers at the Asilomar Conference Grounds, members of UNITE HERE Local 483, approved a 4-year and 9 month labor contract, which calls for up to $5.34 per hour in additional wages and benefits over the life of the agreement, as well as workload improvements. The union members voted June 22, 2011, […]
New Union Contract at Quail Lodge
Carmel Valley, CA. UNITE HERE Local 483, representing 40 workers at Quail Lodge, approved a labor contract that increases employer contributions to health and pension benefits, as well as providing job protections in the event the resort sells to a new owner. The contract expires at the end of 2013 and covers cooks, dishwashers, servers, […]
NLRB GENERAL COUNSEL ALLEGES VIOLATIONS BY CARMEL MISSION INN
Carmel, CA. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Region 32, has alleged violations of federal labor law by Carmel Mission Inn management, after investigating UNITE HERE Local 483’s charges against the hotel. Region 32 of the NLRB has proposed settling the cases, #32-CA-25539 and #32-CA-25581, in which the NLRB alleges Carmel Mission Inn did the […]
CSUMB Food Service Workers Ratify Contract
Seaside, CA. Union workers at Cal State University Monterey Bay Food Services, members of UNITE HERE Local 483, approved a 5-year labor contract, which calls for $2.05 per hour in additional wages over the life of the agreement. The union members voted this afternoon at CSUMB with 96% approval. The contract covers 60 Sodexo employees, […]
Joint Union-Management Statement on Resolution of Dispute at Hilton Garden Inn Monterey
UNITE HERE Local 483 and the Hilton Garden Inn Monterey announced a new agreement to resolve a lengthy labor dispute between them along with a mutual agreement to move forward with a cooperative and mutually beneficial labor-management approach. Under their new agreement, which directly involves RB Monterey as the hotel’s new owner, employees will continue […]
Local 483 joins WE ARE ONE Rally
Dozens of Local 483 members joined in solidarity with supporters of union rights all over the country on April 4, 2011. Our group joined hundreds of others at Salinas City Hall to rally behind workers fighting for union rights across the United States. WE ARE ONE!