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5 years on strike at the Congress Hotel |
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Strikers from the Congress Hotel were joined by hundreds of supporters from organized labor and community organizations and members of UNITE HERE Local 1, the hotel and food service workers union in Chicago, at a rally to commemorate the 5th Anniversary of the longest current running strike in the country. Members of UNITE HERE Local 1 working at the Congress went out on strike on June 15, 2003 after the hotel froze wages until 2010, refused to pay healthcare premiums for its employees, and demanded the ability to subcontract out all bargaining unit work at the hotel. In 2002 most Chicago hotel workers made $8.83/hour. Today, most make $13.90/hour. But at the Congress Plaza Hotel, the wage is still just $8.83. |
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Federation, allies stage blitz for increased jobless benefits |
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By Mark Gruenberg
PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI)--The AFL-CIO activated its state and local leadership and is appealing to its members to stage a massive blitz on June 10-12 of e-mail and phone calls to Congress, urging passage of a new bill lengthening jobless benefits from their present 26 weeks to 39 weeks in most states and 52 weeks in states with 6%+ jobless rates. The effort, coordinated by Americans United for Change, also includes AFSCME and SEIU, leaders said in a June 10 telephone press conference.
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Working families press Sen. McCain on economic plans |
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Chicago working families gathered outside of McCormick Place on Monday to call on Sen. John McCain to denounce plans to continue President Bush's failed economic agenda and address the economic crisis working families face. McCain was in Chicago to give a speech to a business group. Click here for more information about McCain's economic plans |
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