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UNITE HERE
UNITE HERE is a result of a 2004 merger of two American labor unions: the Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees (UNITE) and the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union (HERE). The union represents 440,000 active members. The merger is in part a reflection of both unions' membership in the New Unity Partnership , an initiative which stresses the need for re-organization of the American labor movement into fewer and larger unions.
The general president of UNITE HERE is Bruce S. Raynor , formerly the president of UNITE. John L. Wilhelm , the former president of HERE (and a possible candidate for AFL-CIO president in 2005) serves as president of the hospitality division. UNITE HERE is currently staging a strike in various hotels in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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