HOTEL EMPLOYEES & RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES
UNION LOCAL 2
San Francisco, California

Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Union Local 2 is considered one of the most progressive and innovative unions in the nation. Local 2 represents approximately 90% of the workers in major hotels in San Francisco and continues to organize to maintain and improve union density in the hotel industry. Because of this power, Local 2 is able to obtain some of the highest standards in the nation for hotel workers and to negotiate for innovative benefits such as a child/elder care fund and an AIDS benefit for our members who are HIV positive. In addition, Local 2 and our parent union, HERE International Union, are among the forerunners in defending immigrant rights and advocating on behalf of immigrant workers who comprise a majority of our members in San Francisco.

The Peggy Browning Fund Intern will work directly with the attorney in charge of the Grievance Department. The Fund Intern will be assigned to such tasks as:

  • Researching NLRB law, as well as Federal case law, in order to defend the union and prosecute employers;
  • Preparing memos and advising staff and members on aspects of immigration law, worker's compensation, disability law, unemployment law, wage and hour law and other employment law issues;
  • Preparing for arbitrations including interviewing witnesses, writing memos, developing case theories and outlines and participating at hearings (if scheduled);
  • Establishing and streamlining labor law brief banks and grievance files;
  • Participating in various "actions" such as picket lines;
  • Coordinating the legal aspects of civil disobedience" actions";
  • Attending all staff meetings.

Students interested in applying to Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Union Local 2 for a Peggy Browning Fund internship should submit an application package to:

Kim C. Wirshing, Esquire
Grievance Officer/Attorney
HERE Local 2
209 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, California 94102
415-864-8770 x727
Email: Kimwirsh@aol.com

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