Taylor, who has been the organization’s president since October 2012, organized 140,000 people, according to a UNITE HERE release, which touts many of Taylor’s political achievements. Taylor originally began work with Nevada unions in 1981.
The Culinary Union’s current secretary-treasurer, Ted Pappageorge, released a statement on Taylor stepping down, saying, “D. has been a steadfast champion of worker and immigrant rights, health care reform, and has personally spearheaded innovative language at the bargaining table.”
Secretary-Treasurer Gwen Mills will succeed Taylor as UNITE HERE president, according to Pappageorge’s statement.