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THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY - As the city and the nation marked the start of the pandemic’s second year at the same time Americans began receiving the COVID vaccine en masse, the members of UNITE HERE Local 23 held a press conference on the steps of City Hall to announce their support for the recall rights of local hospitality workers who lost their jobs at New Orleans tourist-centered businesses and, as a result, have faced months of displacement and financial uncertainty.

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