Nia Winston

Nia Winston is President of UNITEHERE Local 24, Michigan/Ohio. UNITEHERE represents workers who work in hotel, gaming, food service, airport, manufacturing, distribution and transportation industries. President Winston is a driven labor leader with nearly two decades of experience. She leads the daily operations of UNITEHERE Local 24, which includes contract negotiations through collective bargaining and organizing labor as it relates to politics, in addition to advancing the economic and job interests of the union membership.

In January 2017, the International Union appointed President Winston to its Black Leadership Steering Committee, the focus of which is to develop and train Black rank and file leaders within the union. She also formerly served as Executive Director and Recording Secretary for UNITEHERE Local 24. President Winston currently serves on the Joint Employer Procurement Advisory Board for the City of Detroit, serves on the Mayor’s Workforce Development Committee for the City of Detroit and is also on the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau Board.

She is a graduate of Wayne State University Labor Studies Program, and in September 2016 President Winston was honored with the Wayne State University Labor Education Rising Star Award. In February of 2018, she was awarded Labor Leader of the Year from the Michigan African American Institute. In August 2019, President Winston became General Vice President of the UNITEHERE International Union. 

Today, President Winston continues to assist her staff and workplace leaders in organizing new members and workplaces in order to maintain and improve standards for working people in our communities.