. . . . "2009-03-24Z"^^ . "Workers United is an American and Canadian union which represents about 100,000 workers in the textile, commercial laundry, and gaming industries.After a lengthy and divisive internal leadership struggle within UNITE HERE, the union's then-president Bruce Raynor led 100,000 members of the union's membership (primarily in its apparel division) in disaffiliating from the national union on March 24, 2009, formed a new union called Workers United, and affiliated the union with Service Employees International Union (SEIU). "@en . "Workers United"@en . .