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Labor & Worker Rights Tue Sep 01 2009
City-wide Hotel Contract Expired Today
The Chi-Town Daily News' Adrian Uribarri reports on the expiration of the city-wide hotel contract between members of UNITE HERE's Local 1 and the city's downtown hotels. The negotiations have not gone well:
"The hotels are using the economy as an excuse to slow everything down," Strassel said. "We're willing to continue to negotiate, but at a certain point, we're going to hit a breaking point. Tomorrow's about putting the hotels on notice."
Strassel said the hotels are not only trying to cut medical benefits, but also overworking some employees as they lay off others.
