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Hotel workers on strike are reflected in a lobby window of the Loews hotel across the street from Ogden Plaza Park, 300 E. North Water St., on Sept. 13, 2018, in Chicago.

One week into Chicago hotel worker strike, talks continue but no end in sight: ‘It’s going to be a long fight’

December 12, 2018 at 4:42 p.m.

Ionela Petrea, who works as a server in the Hyatt Regency bar, has spent the past week on the picket line and at the negotiating table. As the strike affecting...

Illinois employers warn of nearly 1,200 upcoming layoffs

December 12, 2018 at 4:39 p.m.

Illinois employers notified the state of nearly 1,200 upcoming layoffs last month, some driven by manufacturing plant closures. Armacell, which makes foam components at a factory in South Holland, will...

Five things to know about the Chicago hotel worker strike

December 12, 2018 at 4:28 p.m.

A strike currently affecting 26 downtown Chicago hotels is the first broad hotel strike the city has seen, according the union that called for it. It started Friday and, the...

Strike expands to 26 Chicago hotels: Cambria workers walk off the job

December 12, 2018 at 4:30 p.m.

The list of downtown hotels where workers are striking has grown to 26 after employees at the Cambria Chicago Magnificent Mile walked off the job. Javier de La Rosa, who...

Huelga de trabajadores en el centro de Chicago pone a los hoteles en aprietos

December 12, 2018 at 4:28 p.m.

Cuando una huelga contra 25 hoteles del centro de Chicago entró a su cuarto día el lunes, los gerentes en algunos intentaban mantenerlos operando al tiempo que los huéspedes se...

Dirty rooms, check-in delays, managers changing the sheets: Downtown strike puts hotels in a bind

December 12, 2018 at 4:27 p.m.

As a strike against 25 downtown Chicago hotels entered its fourth day on Monday, managers at some locations were scrambling to keep operations running and guests were complaining about dirty...

Andre Joachim, right, in his counseling office, Taking Control, in North Aurora, talks with colleague Chris Gonzales on Aug., 28, 2018. After doing four stints in prison, Joachim went to school and became a licensed counselor.

Second chances: Employers more open to hiring people with criminal backgrounds

December 12, 2018 at 4:16 p.m.

Three documents that would have seemed improbable 15 years ago now hang, carefully arranged, above Andre Joachim Jr.’s desk: a master’s degree in counseling, certification from the National Board for...

Fast food workers rally outside McDonald's restaurant, 23 N. Western Ave., Wednesday April 26, 2017, before traveling to Springfield to lobby lawmakers to support HB 198 which would raise the minimum wage in Illinois to $15/hour by 2022.

Chicago’s minimum wage hike not a job killer, new study says

December 12, 2018 at 4:16 p.m.

Raising Chicago’s minimum wage has boosted the paychecks of food service workers while not harming jobs, according to a new study that adds to a growing and conflicting set of...

Workers at 25 Chicago hotels go on strike

December 12, 2018 at 4:14 p.m.

Workers at 25 hotels in downtown Chicago went on strike Friday to demand year-round health care as they negotiate new contracts, marking the first time their union has called a...

Hotel workers strike outside the Park Hyatt Chicago on July 21, 2011. The UNITE HERE union says "there could be a strike at any time" at 30 Chicago hotels where workers' contracts expired Aug. 31, 2018.

With contracts expired, Chicago hotel workers union says ‘there could be a strike at any time’

December 12, 2018 at 3:55 p.m.

The union that represents thousands of Chicago hotel workers appears to be preparing for a strike it says could affect 30 city hotels. UNITE HERE Local 1 wrote on the...

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