Chicago hotel contracts for about 7,000 workers at 46 hotels expired more than two months ago, with UNITE HERE Local 1 holding only limited walkouts
Key points
- Contracts for about 7,000 workers at 46 Chicago hotels expired Aug. 31
- UNITE HERE Local 1 won an 85% strike authorization in September
- Walkouts on Oct. 9 at six hotels and on Oct. 18 at the Hilton Chicago and Hyatt Regency Chicago
- The outlet says 38 hotels saw no walkout and no pickets were active at the time of writing
Per the World Socialist Web Site, contracts for about 7,000 workers at 46 Chicago hotels expired Aug. 31. Despite an 85% strike authorization in September, UNITE HERE Local 1 called walkouts on Oct. 9 at six hotels and on Oct. 18 at the Hilton Chicago and Hyatt Regency Chicago. The outlet says 38 hotels saw no walkout and no pickets were active at the time of writing.
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