The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) expressed their support for the hotel strikers in Chicago by posting a group photograph to the Strikers Solidarity Campaign page
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…
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.
A photograph of all the workers that have voted in favor of a strike. UNITE HERE states that 97% of hotel employees believed that a strike will help them resolve their workplace issues
An Instagram owned by UNITE HERE posted the photograph of Roushaunda Williams, a Palmer House worker, who was invited to Fox 32 to speak about her experience at the strike
Sonia Vasquez, a room attendant at Crowne Plaza, shared a video message of support with the UNITE HERE organization and those involved and interested in the strike
An Instagram user, Vicky Scheerer, posted a photograph from the strike, which she joined in solidarity with the workers. On the photograph is one of the hotel workers with her mother, along with a humorous caption.
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
The Midwest LGBTQ Health Symposium was scheduled to take place at the Hyatt Hotel, but the event was moved to the Malcolm X college in solidarity with the strikers