The 2018 Chicago Hotel Strike

Dublin Core

Title

Subject

Strikes, Social Movements, Hotels, Chicago, United States

Description

The subject of this archival collection is the mass strike of hotel workers in downtown Chicago in the fall of 2018. The strike began as a movement where many hotel workers marched in the streets, demanding better working conditions from their managers and owners. This collection includes articles and photographs describing the strike, posts about it on various social media websites, as well as reactions to it from the people (customers).

Creator

Labazevych, Iryna

Source

Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, online newspapers

Publisher

Dominican University

Date

August-October 2018

Rights

Language

English

Type

Text, Moving image, Website, Image

Identifier

#Chicago_Strike_Fall_2018

Coverage

Chicago, 2018

Items in the The 2018 Chicago Hotel Strike Collection

Hotel Workers Lead Massive Strike

YouTube video live from CBS Chicago summarizing the purposes and goals of the strikers, with short interviews given by several hotel workers

Customers' Complaints

Newspaper article discussing the complaints of downtown Chicago hotel customers, after workers have begun to temporarily abandon their duties, until their demands are satisfied

Chicago Hotel Strike FAQ

This is an informative article for the general public, explaining the strike. The article answers questions such as: why the strike is taking place, who is striking, which hotels are participating, etc.

Live-tweeting the strike

A digital journalist for ABC7 covered live the march of the hotel workers down Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago. The tweets include short video clips of the workers' march and the photograph of the Cook Country Board President Toni Preckwinkle

UNITE HERE: Chicago Workers Ratify New Contract

This webpage gives information about the union of hospitality workers throughout the U.S. and Canada. Most of the recent material. This is a press release of the most recent news, i.e. that hundreds of hotel workers managed to receive their demanded…