What: Announcement of extensive Latino-to-Latino voter outreach program on behalf of Wendy Greuel for Mayor of Los Angeles

Where: LA County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, 2130 W. James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90006

When: Thursday, April 11 at 5 PM (MEDIA INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE BEFORE 5 PM -- contact Leigh Shelton)

Who:
Hotel workers from UNITE HERE Local 11 (Spanish & English-speaking housekeepers, cooks, bellman, etc.)
Maria Elena Durazo, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of LA Labor
Councilmember Jose Huizar
Ada Briceño, Secretary-Treasurer, UNITE HERE Local 11

Visuals: Housekeepers ironing the new "la Wendy" logo on t-shirts,  Volunteers making phone calls, IBEW BBQ

LOS ANGELES – Hotel worker volunteers will announce Thursday a major effort on behalf of private and public sector unions to urge 170,000 registered Latino voters to support Wendy Greuel for mayor of Los Angeles. Latino leaders will lay out an extensive plan to recruit volunteers, knock on doors and organize community events in
the ramp up to the May 21 mayor's race.Along with the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, more than two dozen private and public sector unions have endorsed Greuel in her bid to head America's second largest city.  They include UNITE HERE Local 11, the union representing 20,000 hotel and food service workers in Southern California, Teamsters Local 911, Teamsters Local 399, SEIU United Long Term Care Workers' Union and more.

"Wendy is a tough, working woman just like me," said Victoria Vergara, a long-time Bonaventure Hotel housekeeper, who was featured in a 2009 LA Times column about her political activism. "Not only am I going to walk neighborhoods in East LA for Wendy, I am going to convince all my co-workers at the Bonaventure to volunteer for her too."

Contact: Leigh Shelton 323-533-3864 or  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Anaheim (April 10, 2013) – Hundreds of food stand workers employed at the Anaheim Honda Center asked hockey fans to sign petitions to save their jobs on Wednesday, as the fans arrived to watch the Ducks battle the Edmonton Oilers. Anaheim Arena Management, the company which owns the Ducks and runs the arena, will also take over operation of concession stands when Aramark’s contract with the Honda Center expires in June.

Long Beach, Calif. (April 8, 2013) – Hyatt hotels in Long Beach, UNITE HERE Local 11, and Long Beach City Councilwoman, the Honorable Dr. Suja Lowenthal, today announced that associates at Hyatt Regency Long Beach and Hyatt The Pike Long Beach have elected to be represented by UNITE HERE Local 11.

All Hyatt associates who will be represented by UNITE HERE Local 11 in Long Beach were eligible to vote in the election, which was supervised by an independent election judge. The election judge verified the results last week, noting that a majority of Hyatt associates who were eligible to vote chose to have UNITE HERE represent them. Hyatt associates were notified last week of the election results.

As citywide primary campaigns came to a close on Tuesday, UNITE HERE Local 11 drew praise from candidates whose campaigns they flooded in the weeks leading up to the election.

Local 11, which represents 20,000 hospitality workers, helped mobilize 550 members in its get-out-the-vote effort for the city council campaigns of John Choi, Curren Price, Mike Bonin, Gil Cedillo and Bob Blumenfield. Watch the video.