Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports Unite HERE Locals, whose Members - most of them Workers of Color and almost all among the Nation’s most-exploited employees, in hotels, restaurants and stadiums, are using the pending World Cup soccer games in the U.S. as leverage to ban Republican President Donald Trump’s vicious and violent ICE Agents from host cities, to take Strike Authorization Votes, or both. And their parent International Union is warning travelers to those soccer games that there may be picket lines and labor disputes at those facilities and at airports, too. Unite HERE President Gwen Mills said: “The World Cup should be a major economic opportunity for the Hospitality Industry, and a chance to recover some from decreased tourism numbers and lower-than-projected demand for hotel rooms, restaurant reservations and the like caused by disastrous Trump immigration policies. Unite HERE Members are prepared to give a warm welcome to fans to their cities, but may not be able to do so if they are still struggling for good contracts that ensure good wages and benefits.” Or if the Workers are scared away by Trump’s ICE agents and cooperating local Police. Mills explained heavy Police and ICE Agent presence outside stadiums, hotels and restaurants “may discourage attendees and/or intimidate Workers as they try to do their jobs.” 

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