Four months before their existing contracts were set to expire, more than 600 Hilton Hotel workers represented by Unite Here Local 1 and Local 450 have reached a five-year contract settlement with the hotel chain.
Union workers at local hotels operated by Hilton Worldwide Inc. have reached a five-year labor contract with the hotel chain more than four months before their existing contracts are set to expire.
Six hundred unionized workers at the Drake, Palmer House, Chicago Hilton and Towers and the Hilton O’Hare will see their compensation increase by a total of $4.81 over the course of five years beginning September.
A massive rally on March 27, 2013, united people across Chicago who oppose the City’s plan to close schools, expand charters and eliminate good, middle class jobs. Thousands of people flooded the streets of downtown Chicago and 127 parents, students, school workers and community members were arrested. The protest was sponsored by UNITE HERE Local 1, SEIU Local 1, the Grassroots Education Movement and the Chicago Teachers Union.
Members and leaders of three unions representing workers in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system criticized the city’s recent round of school actions in a joint report issued Tuesday, saying school closings hurt children, struggling neighborhoods, and working families.
Representatives from United Here Local 1, the union whose members include hospitality workers at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel, appeared before the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Board again today to ask for its help in settling an ongoing contract dispute over raises and back pay.
A survey of people at O’Hare International found that a clear majority of workers and passengers would both prefer food options made fresh from scratch.