Historically garment workers in southern California has been represented by the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA) which merged with the Hotel and Restaurant Employees (HERE) in 2003 to form UNITE HERE. In 2010, UNITE HERE split up with the garment worker sections affiliating with SEIU as Workers United. The hotel workers retained the name UNITE HERE.