Entries by Sarah Lyons

West Loop Workers Speak Out Against Disrespect at Onni Group’s Emily Hotel

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 7 CONTACT Sarah Lyons, [email protected], 312-385-0603 West Loop Workers Speak Out Against Disrespect at Onni Group’s Emily Hotel Restaurant and front desk workers at the Emily Hotel call on owner-operator Onni Group to end disrespect at their West Loop property CHICAGO – Bartenders, cooks, servers, hosts, baristas, dishwashers and front desk […]

Hotel Workers Launch Boycott of Holiday Inn & Suites Chicago-Downtown

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 6, 2024 CONTACT Sarah Lyons, [email protected], 312-385-0603 Hotel Workers Launch Boycott of Holiday Inn & Suites Chicago-Downtown Chicago Federation of Labor, Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council announce support for the boycott during rally & speak-out outside the hotel CHICAGO – Today, Chicago hotel workers launched a boycott of the Holiday Inn & […]

Workers at hotel owned by Northwestern Memorial HealthCare face barriers to healthcare, have difficulty affording basic necessities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 27, 2024   CONTACT Sarah Lyons, [email protected], 312-385-0603 Workers at hotel owned by Northwestern Memorial HealthCare face barriers to healthcare, have difficulty affording basic necessities Union’s report finds some workers at the Hyatt Centric Magnificent Mile have no health insurance, rely on public assistance  CHICAGO – Today, UNITE HERE Local 1 […]

Signature Room Workers Rally Support to Get their Jobs Back as 95th & 96th Floors of John Hancock Building Seek New Tenant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 19   CONTACT Patrick Griffin, [email protected], 773-812-2491 Sarah Lyons, [email protected], 312-385-0603 Signature Room Workers Rally Support to Get their Jobs Back as 95th & 96th Floors of John Hancock Building Seek New Tenant Restaurant workers deliver over 1,000 letters to owners of iconic restaurant and lounge space from community members pledging […]

Selina Hotel Workers ask City of Chicago: Am I Losing My Job?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 8 CONTACT Sarah Lyons, [email protected], 312-385-0603 Selina Hotel Workers ask City of Chicago: Am I Losing My Job? Workers protest sudden layoffs as Magnificent Mile hotel is slated to shelter unhoused individuals CHICAGO – Today, hotel workers from the Selina Hotel protested their sudden layoffs near the corner of Michigan and Chestnut […]

Workers of Berlin Nightclub Launch Boycott

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 25, 9PM CONTACT Sarah Lyons, [email protected], 312-385-0603 Workers of Berlin Nightclub Launch Boycott Berlin workers ask community not to patronize the famed Chicago venue until owners agree to a fair contract CHICAGO – Today, workers of the Berlin Nightclub announced a boycott and asked the community not to patronize the venue. […]

Hospitality Workers’ Union Files Federal Lawsuit Against Signature Room Operator for Violating WARN Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 2 CONTACT Sarah Lyons, [email protected], 312-385-0603 Hospitality Workers’ Union Files Federal Lawsuit Against Signature Room Operator for Violating WARN Act CHICAGO – Today, UNITE HERE Local 1 filed a complaint in federal court against Infusion Management Group, Inc, the operator of the Signature Room at the 95th and the Signature Lounge […]