Entries by Sarah Lyons

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 […]

Compass Levy Concessions Workers at Wrigley Field Authorize Strike

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 21   CONTACT Sarah Lyons, [email protected], 312-385-0603   *B-ROLL and PHOTOS of today’s strike vote and last month’s informational picketing outside Wrigley Field available at www.unitehere1.org/Media*   Compass Levy Concessions Workers at Wrigley Field Authorize Strike Workers seek fair contract, equal treatment to workers at Sox Park and United Center   CHICAGO – Today, […]

Illegal lock out at the Kinzie Hotel ends, workers reinstated

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 8 CONTACT Sarah Lyons, [email protected], 312-385-0603 Illegal lock out at the Kinzie Hotel ends, workers reinstated Chicago – After a bargaining session between UNITE HERE Local 1 and the Kinzie Hotel on Thursday, September 7, the illegal lock out has ended. The parties worked through the night to reach a […]

More Chicago hotels join Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott properties in settling with hotel workers before contract expiration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 22, 2023   CONTACT Sarah Lyons, [email protected], 312-385-0603   More Chicago hotels join Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott properties in settling with hotel workers before contract expiration Six additional hotels avoid labor disruptions, workers’ wages rise to $25 per hour Chicago – Today, hotel workers at the Fairmont Chicago, Ritz-Carlton Chicago, Voco/Holiday […]