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CPS lunchroom workers call for end to frozen meals
Dozens of Chicago Public Schools food service workers rallied Tuesday afternoon to call for an end to quickly prepared frozen meals that can be readied in smaller kitchens by fewer workers.
McPier chief calls on Hyatt to resolve long labor dispute
The public owner of the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place on Monday called for a swift resolution to the long-running battle between the Chicago-based hotel company and the workers’ union, saying it is unfair and inappropriate for the employees to have gone three years without a raise.
McPier wants Hyatt, union to settle
The agency that runs McCormick Place and owns the Hyatt Regency there wants an end to a battle between Hyatt Hotels Corp. and the union that represents Hyatt employees.
Unite Here, Hilton Reach Contract Agreement Without A Lengthy Battle
Four months before their existing contracts were set to expire, more than 600 Hilton Hotel workers represented by Unite Here Local 1 and Local 450 have reached a five-year contract settlement with the hotel chain.
Chicago-area Hilton hotel workers ratify new labor contract
Union workers at local hotels operated by Hilton Worldwide Inc. have reached a five-year labor contract with the hotel chain more than four months before their existing contracts are set to expire.
Union compensation to rise $4.81 over 5 years in new Hilton pact
Six hundred unionized workers at the Drake, Palmer House, Chicago Hilton and Towers and the Hilton O’Hare will see their compensation increase by a total of $4.81 over the course of five years beginning September.
On the heels of worker recommendations, new Green Concessions Policy at O’Hare is a step in the right direction
Just weeks after food service workers at O’Hare Airport released “Putting Sustainability on the Table: Airport Workers’ Vision for $3 Billion of Food and Drink at O’Hare”—a report in which they made recommendations to the City of Chicago on sustainable food concessions at the country’s ...
