Chicago Hilton workers ratify new contract
Press Release
September 29, 2018
Contact:
Elliott Mallen, 312-656-5807, [email protected]
Sarah Lyons, 312-385-0603, [email protected]
Chicago Hilton workers ratify new contract
New agreement ends strike at the Palmer House Hilton, the Drake Hotel, the Hilton Chicago and DoubleTree Chicago Magnificent Mile
CHICAGO, IL – Today hundreds of Hilton hotel workers ratified a new contract, ending the three-week strike at four more hotels. Workers at the Palmer House Hilton, the Drake Hotel, the Hilton Chicago and DoubleTree Chicago Magnificent Mile will return to work tomorrow.
15 hotels have settled contracts with UNITE HERE Local 1 since the citywide hotel strike began on September 7. The new contracts ensure that hotel workers will keep their healthcare if they’re laid off in the wintertime.
About 3,500 hotel workers are covered by new collective bargaining agreements that guarantee wintertime healthcare. Workers at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place and 9 other hotels are still on strike.
**Photos of Hilton workers at the contract ratification available here: http://bit.ly/2P0zi8G**
The following hotels have recently settled contracts with UNITE HERE Local 1:
- Sheraton
- W City Center
- W Lakeshore
- Westin Michigan Avenue
- Westin River North
- JW Marriott
- Hotel Blake
- Hotel Allegro
- Hotel Palomar
- Knickerbocker Hotel
- Ritz-Carlton Hotel
- Palmer House Hilton
- The Drake Hotel
- Hilton Chicago
- DoubleTree Chicago Magnificent Mile
The list of hotels that are still on strike is available at www.ChicagoHotelStrike.org