Alex Hing

     Alex Hing is a sous chef at a hotel in New York City. He has been a member of what is currently UNITE HERE for 38 years, starting as a dishwasher and kitchen cleaner in San Francisco. He was a founding member of the revolutionary Red Guard Party in San Francisco Chinatown. In San Francisco, he helped build a rank and file movement, which overthrew the corrupt and inept leadership of the local and was in the leadership of the historic citywide strike of 1980. He is currently on the Local 6 Executive Board and is a founding member of APALA. He is also a tai chi instructor, giving workshops nationally and in Europe.