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Levy Restaurants at Marlins Stadium Workers Won A $20 Minimum Wage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 CONTACT: MJ Leira, [email protected] Labor unions prove to be the answer for South Florida workers **Download photos and videos here** Watch Facebook Livestream here UNITE HERE Local 355, the labor union that represents food-service workers at the Marlins’ LoanDepot park, reached a tentative agreement with Levy Restaurants, a […]

Laid Off Hospitality Workers Got Out the Vote for Florida’s Primary Elections

Miami, FL— In March, almost all of the 33,000 hospitality workers represented by UNITE HERE Florida were laid off due to COVID-19.  Most remain laid off five months later.  Over these months, Florida’s hourly workers were largely abandoned by their elected leaders, left struggling to access unemployment benefits and health insurance, and fearing for their […]