UNITE HERE Local 25 fights to create good jobs for hospitality workers in DC, Virginia, and Maryland. We represent over 7,200 members at more than 30 hotels.
UNITE HERE Local 25 is a highly active labor union which represents over 7,200 hospitality workers in Washington, DC and the surrounding area. Through their collective action, Local 25 members have won middle-class wages, strong benefits, and fair working conditions in their hotels, and are a major force in promoting progressive political change in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.
05/22/2026
Yesterday, hundreds of public sector workers took to the street in Richmond to protest Governor’s Spanberger’s veto of collective bargaining legislation. The legislation would have reversed a Jim Crow law and granted collective bargaining rights to half a million workers in Virginia. Together, we are powerful. We will not be left behind and we demand respect and a seat at the table. ✊✊✊
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05/15/2026
Official Statement: UNITE HERE Local 25 Condemns Governor Spanberger’s Betrayal of Public Sector Workers.
05/14/2026
Local 25’s voter guide for the June 16 Primary Election: Rank the following candidates first!
* Delegate:
* Mayor:
* At-Large Councilmember:
* Ward 1 Councilmember:
* Attorney General:
* Ward 3 Councilmember:
* Ward 5 Councilmember:
* Ward 6 Councilmember:
* At-Large Councilmember (Special Election):
* National, At-Large, Ward Committee seats: Find and Vote for all 20 candidates with just “Free DC Slate” under their name
One of our Local 25 members, Regina Welch, is supporting Brian Schwalb for DC Attorney General for his reelection because he’s fighting for a more affordable DC. Join Regina and vote for Brian on Tuesday, June 16th!
04/24/2026
Local 25 is proud to support Elissa Silverman for DC City Council At Large in the June 16 special election. We know she will be a tenacious fighter for working families as the District navigates the Trump-imposed crises on our communities and industries. ✊
04/23/2026
is for the people. Aparna is a union member, a tenant organizer, and a renter. She walks the picket line with our members, marched with us to end the federal occupation, and fights with working people for a better DC. 💜🧡🩷🤍
03/31/2026
🚨ATTENTION! The Montgomery County Conference Center is under BOYCOTT!! Local 25 has been regularly leafletting and picketing MCCC with our friend Scabby The Rat 🐀 DO NOT EAT OR MEET AT THE CONFERENCE CENTER!! ⚠️‼️
Marriott has not agreed to a fair process for workers to decide on unionization – a crucial step to organizing under the Trump regime. Local 25 has called for a boycott of MCCC since May 2025. Over 2 dozen MD State legislators have endorsed the boycott.
03/25/2026
This morning over a dozen hospitality, service, education, and trades unions gathered to express support for the development of an Entertainment District in Tysons. The development would bring over 5,000 good jobs to Fairfax County—lifting thousands of local families into the middle class and supporting Fairfax schools and county services. 🔥🔥🔥
03/06/2026
BREAKING: Workers at The Duck and The Peach, La Collina, and The Wells vote for the union 25-23; 8 votes challenged.
03/05/2026
Hundreds of workers and community members across Virginia attended town halls at William & Mary, George Mason, Virginia Tech, and Old Dominion University on Saturday. We demand collective bargaining for all public sector workers, including university and home health care workers NOW!!