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UNITEHERE Local 8
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Hospitality Union of the Northwest
Tech dining workers and allies packed the room last night to announce a new deadline for LavishRoots, Meta's cafeteria operator in Bellevue, Redmond, and SoDo. By December 1st, we demand Lavish end their anti-union campaign and agree to a fair process for union recognition!
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Why are Oregon residents paying the price for Big Tech’s electricity use? Swipe through to learn more!

The Oregon Public Utility Commission has the opportunity to make tech companies pay their fair share — take action at local8.org/we-wont-pay
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Despite Lavish Roots management’s anti-union campaign, the workers are not backing down — and when we fight, we win!
November 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Lavish Roots workers refuse to be SPOOKED by management’s anti-union campaign and held their third informational picket (in costume!) at Meta’s Bellevue campus 🎃👻🪧
October 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
No one should have to choose between losing their housing or losing their income. That’s why Lavish Roots dining workers at Meta are organizing to join our union and win livable wages.
October 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Lavish Roots workers marched with the inflatables on No Kings Day—for democracy in our government, and for our rights at work!
October 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Double the numbers, double the POWER at Lavish Roots dining workers’ second informational picket at Meta’s Bellevue campus!

When workers’ rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back! ✊🪧2️⃣
October 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
What goes into your waffle? At Lavish Roots, it’s layoffs and low wages… Lavish Roots dining workers at Meta’s Washington campuses — the people behind the famous Meta cafeteria waffles — are organizing for better working conditions and calling on tech workers at Meta to support them.
October 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Lavish Roots dining workers at Meta are organizing for equitable and livable wages for all. Tell Lavish Roots: Respect Your Workers!
October 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Lavish Roots dining workers held an informational picket at Meta's Bellevue campus ✊🪧When workers' rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back! Sign our petition to Lavish Roots: local8.org/tell-lavish
October 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Workers across the tech industry are reaching out in solidarity with our H1B coworkers, to demand tech leadership provides safety, security and stability for employees and their families
Sign the Petition
Tech workers demand leadership + Congress protect H1B workers
www.change.org
October 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
No one should have to choose between saying goodbye to a loved one and keeping their job. That's why Lavish Roots dining workers like Odine are organizing the union at Meta's Washington campus.
October 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Dining workers from Lavish Roots at Meta met with Bellevue deputy mayor Mo Malakoutian to discuss why they are organizing to join our union and why the City of Bellevue should support workers' right to organize. Thank you for standing with Washington workers!
October 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Lavish Roots dining workers at Meta facilities in Washington are organizing to join our union -- and facing a fierce anti-union campaign from management. Tell Lavish Roots: Respect Our Rights!
September 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Last week, dining workers from Lavish Roots at Meta thanked Redmond city council for standing up for workers' rights, and asked for its continued support. Tell Lavish Roots: Respect Our Rights! local8.org/tell-lavish
September 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Yesterday we leafletted Meta office staff in Bellevue and asked them to support their Lavish Roots dining workers, who are organizing a union. The response was great--they have our backs! If you know a Meta employee, send them our survey here: local8.org/metasurvey
September 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Great news and victory for hospitality workers in LA!
The hotel and airline bankrolled challenge to the Olympic wage *did not qualify* for the ballot according to the LA County Registrar.

This means the city’s Olympic wage ordinance , $25/hour beginning this year and $30/hour by 2028, goes into effect for tourism workers immediately
September 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Reposted by UNITEHERE Local 8
I was glad to join dozens of elected leaders around the region as a signatory of this letter in support of food service workers at local Meta offices in Bellevue and Redmond.
BREAKING: 40 elected leaders sent a letter to Lavish Roots and Meta urging them to be neutral and respect workers’ desire to form a union. Over 200 Lavish workers who prepare and serve meals for Meta employees in WA state are organizing, and our elected leaders have our backs!
September 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Reposted by UNITEHERE Local 8
I join with 40 elected asking META and Lavish to respect the right of workers to organize. #DemocracyMatters bsky.app/profile/unit...
BREAKING: 40 elected leaders sent a letter to Lavish Roots and Meta urging them to be neutral and respect workers’ desire to form a union. Over 200 Lavish workers who prepare and serve meals for Meta employees in WA state are organizing, and our elected leaders have our backs!
September 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
BREAKING: 40 elected leaders sent a letter to Lavish Roots and Meta urging them to be neutral and respect workers’ desire to form a union. Over 200 Lavish workers who prepare and serve meals for Meta employees in WA state are organizing, and our elected leaders have our backs!
September 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Thank you Congresswoman Jayapal for listening to Lavish Roots workers who cook and serve food at Meta! For Abdul, a dishwasher, “This letter demonstrates that the concerns we face are not ours alone. It lends us the courage that we must summon every day to transform our lives.”
August 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Reposted by UNITEHERE Local 8
Meet Shakira. Ten years ago, she was living in a shelter with her three kids, working at a non-union hotel.

Now she's a member of HTC.

Unions are how working people can build a dignified life. But in a city as expensive as ours, they need local government on their side.
August 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
We’re speaking out today at SeaTac to tell Alaska Airlines that NO airline catering worker should have to choose between paying their bills or getting medical treatment!
 
IT’S OUR TURN for equal wages and fair benefits!
August 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Dawson, a Lavish Roots worker at Meta, is organizing because she doesn't get paid enough and can't afford to go see a doctor.
July 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Fraxinella, a Lavish Roots worker at Meta, says she's organizing a union because of the high cost of living.

Lavish Roots food service workers make less than workers doing the same jobs at Google, Microsoft, and even other Meta cafeterias!
July 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM