Union offers to end 10-year strike at Congress Plaza Hotel
Striking union employees at the Congress Plaza Hotel delivered an “unconditional offer to return to work” Wednesday, ending what the union calls the longest hotel strike in history.
Congress Plaza Hotel workers end 10-year strike
Union workers at the Congress Plaza Hotel downtown have called off a decade-long strike.
10-year strike at Congress Plaza Hotel is over
A 10-year strike at the Congress Plaza hotel in downtown Chicago — believed to be the longest hotel strike in the world –has ended. A attorney for the hotel said Unite Here Local 1, the union representing cleaning and maintenance workers, has offered an unconditional return to work as of midnight Wednesday.
O’Hare Airport Workers Advocate for Local, Sustainable Food
If you fly at all, chances are you’ve visited Chicago’s O’Hare Airport – 66 million of us spent some time there just in 2012 – and while you were waiting for flights, you probably got something to eat. When I think of O’Hare, a ride on the long automated walkway is usually the first image that comes to mind – not delicious, locally grown or sustainably produced food. That’s hardly surprising; I’m sure you know that airports are among the most difficult places to find it. The good news is, airports are moving to freshen up those food courts and serve up more options than limp, greasy French fries. Granted, for some, nothing says vacation like some chain-restaurant junk food, but not everyone who eats at an airport is traveling through.
Exigen se sirva comida fresca en comedores escolares de CPS
Cocineras dicen no a la comida congelada
CPS Lunchroom Workers Call For Healthier Food In Schools (VIDEO)
About a dozen school lunchroom workers gathered outside Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) headquarters today and called on the Board of Education to phase out its frozen food model and provide healthier meals to students.
CPS lunchroom workers call for end to frozen meals
Dozens of Chicago Public Schools food service workers rallied Tuesday afternoon to call for an end to quickly prepared frozen meals that can be readied in smaller kitchens by fewer workers.