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Title
Lori Condinus Interview
Creator
Lori Condinus
Vivian Rothstein
Date Created and/or Issued
November 19, 2015
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Library
Collection
UNITE HERE Local 11 Oral History Project
Rights Information
Copyrighted
Copyright UC Regents and UNITE HERE Local 11. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Rights Holder and Contact
UC Regents, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment 10945 Le Conte Ave, Suite 2107 Los Angeles, CA 90095. UNITE HERE Local 11 464 South Lucas Avenue, Suite 201 Los Angeles, CA 90017
Description
Biography/History: Lori Condinus has worked for twenty years as a private branch exchange operator at the Anaheim Hilton Towers Hotel. She played a leadership role in HERE Local 681 and in its transition to an activist organizing culture. Lori helped develop the union’s diversity program and mentors African Americans who want to enter the industry. She is a member of UNITE HERE Local 11’s executive board.
Scope/Content: Interview Contents: Childhood — Role as a shop steward and leader in Local 681 — Experience as a Black woman in the hospitality industry and the labor movement — Work with Local 681 — Local’s transition to active organizing under the leadership of Ada Briceño — UNITE HERE campaigns in Orange County and Black worker “boot camps” — Status of Black workers in the hospitality industry — Vision for the future of the union and the industry.
Type
moving image
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
0:53:20
Language
English
eng
Subject
Labor unions--California--Los Angeles
Labor union locals--California--Los Angeles
Lori Condinus
UNITE HERE Local 11
Place
Orange County (Calif.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)

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