Almost 600 hotel workers at the largest Hilton properties in the city began an open-ended strike.
Almost 600 hotel workers at the largest Hilton properties in Boston began an open-ended strike Sunday. A Hilton spokesperson says they're currently in negotiations for a new contract with UNITE HERE Local 26Hundreds of hotel workers at two of Boston's busiest Hilton hotels began an open ended strike on Sunday morning, and they say they won't return to work until they get more money.
This strike would be different than others because it's what's called an"open-ended" strike, meaning workers can walk off the job and not return until they have a new contract. This kind of larger, more long-term strike would be a major escalation after smaller strikes that affected a handful of hotels for a couple of days had been happening since Sept. 1.“They’re people who made the decision that they are worth something.
“This is a front facing, customer facing job. It's hard to do. It's stressful work. You deal with a lot of often unpleasant people,” said Alex Sterzin, who also supports union workers. "The union has chosen to pull our Team Members out on strike and while we do not believe the union’s decision to strike is in the best interests of our Team Members, we respect their right to do so in a peaceful and lawful manner," the spokesperson said in a statement.
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