No Reservations

Union workers in Chicago put the heat on hotels

By David Moberg

Chicago—The noisy picket line now outside the venerable downtown Congress Hotel in this city is both an anachronism and a harbinger of the future in the hotel industry. The strike by 130 room attendants, bartenders, telephone operators, and other members of Hotel and Restaurant Employees [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    tHIS IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE (i WISH i WERE MORE ELOQUENT) OF UNION crapola. WE ARE NO LONGER LIVING IN uPTON sINCLAIR’S DAY, W/OUT CHILD LABOR LAWS, ETC. OF COURSE WE’RE TALKIN’ CHICAGO, TOO. YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE STANDARDS SET AT YOUR JOB, START LOOKING FOR ANOTHER ONE, BY GOD!!!!!!

    United States Posted by SARA on Jul 21, 2003 at 4:24 AM

    SEIU, Local 4 supports the striking Congress Hotel Workers!

    United States Posted by Roderick S. Bashir on Jul 22, 2003 at 8:36 AM

    “(i WISH i WERE MORE ELOQUENT)”

    if only you were Sara, but might I suggest not being such a complete moron?

    United States Posted by archibald on Jul 22, 2003 at 12:08 PM

    The only thing wrong with Capitalism are the greedy f%$@ing Capitalists…

    Australia Posted by Matthew Quinn on Jul 23, 2003 at 6:17 AM

    Sara, try living in Chicago on 8 bucks an hour and trying to pay the rising healthcare costs. 

    United States Posted by Jason on Aug 27, 2003 at 8:39 AM
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