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Workers At Downtown Hotels Go On Strike Ahead Of Chicago Marathon
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
5
First seen
Oct 9, 6:52 AM CDT
updated Oct 12, 6:52 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WLS-TV, WMAQ-TV and 3 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Chicago hotel workers went on strike ahead of and during the marathon weekend to fight for a new contract, higher pay and better benefits, as reported by WGN-TV, WMAQ-TV, the Chicago Sun-Times, WFLD and WLS-TV.
Written by our system from the sources below (5), version 5, Oct 12, 7:14 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Chicago hotel strike enters fourth day as workers demand higher pay, better benefits · WGN-TV
- Chicago hotel workers strike for second day as fight continues for new contract · WMAQ-TV
- Hotel workers strike ahead of Chicago marathon, seek better pay and benefits · Chicago Sun-Times
- Chicago hotel workers strike during marathon weekend · WFLD
- Workers at downtown hotels go on strike ahead of Chicago Marathon · WLS-TV
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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