Entries by Sarah Lyons

Emily Hotel Workers Strike Over Unfair Labor Practices

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 23, 2025   CONTACT Sarah Lyons, [email protected], 312-385-0603 Emily Hotel Workers Strike Over Unfair Labor Practices Ahead of the dinner shift, workers at the West Loop hotel walked out to protest Onni Group’s unilateral changes to working conditions CHICAGO – Workers at the Emily Hotel in the West Loop walked off […]

Hotel workers strike over company’s refusal to bargain and other unfair labor practices

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 30, 2025   CONTACT Sarah Lyons, [email protected], 312-385-0603 Hotel workers strike over company’s refusal to bargain and other unfair labor practices Workers at the Holiday Inn Chicago Downtown walked out on strike to protest company’s failure to negotiate in good faith for over 17 months CHICAGO – This morning, housekeeping department workers […]

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 […]

Virgin Hotel Chicago Workers Find Drug Paraphernalia, Bodily Fluids at Work

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 19   CONTACT Sarah Lyons, [email protected], 312-385-0603   Virgin Hotel Chicago Workers Find Drug Paraphernalia, Bodily Fluids at Work New report details working conditions at Virgin Hotel Chicago as workers call for better wages, healthcare   CHICAGO – Today, Virgin Hotel workers rallied outside the downtown Chicago property   to speak out […]

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 […]