Hilton workers in Chicago start 3-day strike

[marmar]

CHICAGO (AP) -- Hundreds of Hilton Chicago Hotel workers started a three-day strike Saturday that union officials say is in protest of the hotel chain's efforts to "lock workers into cheap recession contracts."

Unite Here Local 1 spokeswoman Annemarie Strassel told The Associated Press workers began striking in Chicago early Saturday and won't return to their jobs until early Tuesday. The union represents about 600 workers at the Hilton Chicago downtown.

Strassel said the employees have joined striking workers in San Francisco, who went out Wednesday, and in Honolulu, who went out Thursday. The Chicago workers include housekeepers, dishwashers, cooks, bell staff and food servers.

"Hilton wants to lock workers into cheap recession contracts even as the hotels rebound," she said early Sunday in a phone interview. "Workers simply want a share in the recovery." ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hilton-workers-in-Chicago-apf-15808430.html?x=0

[Crazy Dave]

1. If our elected officials were on our side...

All these corporations and banks that are now sitting on massive piles of cash, not doing any hiring or purchasing, making their employees work longer hours for less and not making loans to small businesses...they should put a huge, I mean a HUGE windfall/recession tax on those companies. Spend it or get heavily taxed on it assholes!

[XOKCowboy]

2. Hilton just spent millions to bring in all of their owners to Orlando...

for 3 days of schmoozing to get them to build more Hilton properties.

Not one word was spoken about paying their employees a decent wage. There was lots of talk though about the "Hilton Family" and many pictures of smiling, happy "associates".

[maryf]

3. K&R

Power to the people!!