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Happy Thanksgiving from Local 75!

It is Thanksgiving season! The season that serves as a reminder for us to look back in gratitude and look forward with inspiration and insight, as we count our blessings and express our appreciation for our big union family. This Thanksgiving, we are thankful to UNITE HERE Local 75 members, our union’s most powerful link, […]

Labour Day March with UNITE HERE Local 75

On Monday, September 4, 2023, UNITE HERE Local 75’s members and their families will come together in Toronto for the union’s annual Labour Day march. The march, which will start at Armoury Street at 8 AM, aims to celebrate the over 8,000 Local 75 members across the Greater Toronto Area, predominantly immigrants, women, and people […]

LABOUR DAY! Join us Monday September 4, 2023 at 8am!

LABOUR DAY is coming soon! Join us this Monday, 8am, on Armoury Street between Centre Ave and Chestnut Street, north of Nathan Phillips Square to march in the Parade, delicious boxed food, and free entry to the EX! Meet at the L75 Lion in the map below:

Advance Voting Starts This Week, Runs June 8-13!

The 2023 Mayoralty election will be the largest by-election in Canadian history. The stakes are high. We need to elect a Mayor who understands the unprecedented challenges ahead of us as a City from the affordability crisis, safe and reliable TTC service, to championing good, stable jobs with decent wages. UNITE HERE Local 75 has […]

UNITE HERE! Local 75 Endorses Ana Bailao for Mayor of Toronto

As the largest hospitality union representing over 7000 hotel, food service, and gaming workers in Toronto, UNITE HERE Local 75 is proud to endorse Ana Bailao for Mayor of Toronto. Ana has always supported our efforts to build good jobs in the hospitality industry – jobs that include fair wages, decent benefits, workload protection, job […]

Proposed Bylaw Amendments

Amendments to the Local 75 Bylaws as proposed by the Local 75 Executive Board on October 6, 2022 and laid out at our most recent GMM will be voted on at our next General Membership Meeting on January 10, 2023. The Proposed amendments include: Include the feminine pronoun and/or gender-neutral pronouns such as they/them wherever […]

UNITE HERE Local 75 receives Skills Development Fund from the Government of Ontario

UNITE HERE Local 75 and the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development have partnered under the Skills Development Fund (SDF) to address the challenges faced by hospitality workers in getting hired in addition to training and retraining workers with skills needed for the future. The Ontario Government will provide $1.5 Million to UNITE […]

Benefits Update as We Transition Back to Work!

For information about options for additional drug benefit resources, click this link. Do you need help understanding how your benefits work? Do you have specific questions regarding your benefits?  For example: “How many hours do I have banked?”   Soben Management, the administrator for your benefits plan, is available to handle specific questions about your benefits. […]

Newsletter – April 2021

Check out our April 2021 Newsletter for important Local 75 and HTA75 updates!  Read about how our members are learning new skills with HTA75, our benefit and recall victories, organizing efforts and so much more!