On August 31, all the Chicago hotel workers unanimously decided to strike, after their employers failed to help them in their requests for better contracts and insurance concerns
In this short news video, CBS Local describes the noise complaints from downtown Chicago residents, as the strikers are using drums, sirens, and bullhorns in their walks
This article from Thinkprogress.org reveals that, after some time passed from the beginning of the strike, the hotels themselves declared that they need more time to negotiate the contract to the satisfaction of the strikers.
This is an article from the Chicago Sun-Times. According to it, the strike was narrowed to only four hotels as of October 4, 2018, due to newly established contracts with the hotel workers. The strike continued in: Cambria Magnificent Mile, Crowne…
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…
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
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.
Newspaper article discussing the complaints of downtown Chicago hotel customers, after workers have begun to temporarily abandon their duties, until their demands are satisfied