Growth and Power
Local 23 was founded in September 2009 to represent approximately 4,000 UNITE HERE airport workers in 10 cities across the country. Over the past few years workers have organized with Local 23, growing the membership to approximately 25,000 workers dedicated to improving their lives, their communities and their workplaces. From food service workers at universities and museums, to airport concessions, hotel and parking attendants, Local 23 members are active in Georgia, Mississippi, Charlotte, Nashville, DC, Boise, Indiana, Denver, New Orleans, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Virginia.