[11] However, on July 9, 2009, the National Labor Relations Board held that Workers United was the bargaining agent for contracts at five major employers (Continental Linen Services, Premair of Cleveland, Gateway Packaging Co., Associated Hotels Duluth, and American Etc.

[12] Workers United won a significant organizing victory in the U.S. apparel manufacturing industry in July 2010.

[13] The workers, with the support of state politicians[14] and Hollywood stars,[15] won a contract and successfully pressured the employer to keep the plant open.

[16] Both unions continue to organize food service workers in elementary, middle, and secondary schools and in higher education.

In the new agreement, SEIU and UNITE HERE agreed to let an arbitrator decide to which union the workers wished to belong to.