Thursday, May 27, 2010

Hyatt Regency workers back on the job

Crain’s) — Union employees at the Hyatt Regency Chicago returned to work just before noon Wednesday after a brief walkout to protest the hotel’s treatment of housekeepers.


“They wanted to demonstrate that they are angry and frustrated,” says Annemarie Strassel, a spokeswoman for Unite Here Local 1, which represents about 700 workers at the hotel, 111 E. Wacker Drive.

She says the decision to return to work after a couple hours of picketing was not triggered by any response or promises by hotel management.

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