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.
10-Year Strike at Chicago’s Congress Hotel Ends in Defeat, But Leaves a Legacy
The longest strike in America ended yesterday when the union representing workers at the Congress Hotel in Chicago tacitly admitted defeat at the hands of an owner whose iron resolve to break the strike seemed stronger than his desire to turn a profit.
Congress Plaza Hotel strike ends after 10 years
A strike at the Congress Plaza Hotel in downtown Chicago that lasted 10 years has ended.
10-Year Strike Against Chicago Hotel Ends
One of the longest labor strikes has finally come to an end. After nearly 10 years, hospitality workers at Chicago’s Congress Plaza Hotel have put down the picket signs. But getting back to work might not be so easy.
Congress Hotel Strike Ends, 10-Year Strike Was Longest In The World
The nearly decade-long worker strike at the Congress Hotel has reportedly come to an end.
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.