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Today, strikers at the Congress Hotel, joined by hundreds of community supporters and members of UNITE HERE Local 1, are rallying outside the Congress Hotel to commemorate the 8th Anniversary of the Congress Hotel Strike, now the longest hotel strike in American history. On June 15, 2003, members of UNITE HERE Local 1 working at […]
In light of the Strauss-Kahn and other assault controversies, housekeepers in Chicago and seven across North America hold public events, speaking out against abuses at work Today hotel housekeepers in Chicago and seven cities across North America will hold coordinated speak-outs to break the silence on the dangers of their jobs, and to call on […]
After 20 months of negotiations, labor pact allows 3200 area hotel workers to share in industry recovery After 20 months of bargaining, UNITE HERE Local 1 and Starwood Hotels have reached settlements in Chicago. The agreement affects 1200 Starwood workers at the Sheraton Hotel, Westin Michigan Avenue, Westin River North, W Lakeshore, W City Center, […]
More than 1000 picket at Hyatt before marching to “WE ARE ONE” action on Daley Plaza Today, more than 1000 housekeepers, teachers from across the state of Illinois, and community allies held a special joint demonstration at the Hyatt Regency. Like the billionaire Kochs in Wisconsin, the Pritzkers in Chicago, who run Hyatt, are contributing […]
UNITE HERE-backed Silverstein unseats longest-serving Alderman Berny Stone With hundreds of UNITE HERE Local 1 members knocking on doors this election season, the union representing hospitality workers in Chicago helped sway a number of key city council races. The union’s support helped land decisive victories for candidates, most notably Debra Silverstein, who has unseated the […]
UNITE HERE stands in Solidarity with workers in Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio and dozens of other states where politicians funded by billionaires like the Kochs or the Pritzker, who run Hyatt, are trying to take away the hard-won rights of working people in this country. Please join us on Saturday, April 9, 12:00pm at the Hyatt […]
After extensive negotiations, Hilton leads industry with contracts that move workers forward as the industry emerges from recession After many months of bargaining, UNITE HERE and Hilton Worldwide have reached tentative settlements in three major markets—Chicago, San Francisco, and Honolulu. The agreements signal a major breakthrough in citywide hotel negotiations nationally and a path forward […]