Unions call for boycott of downtown hotel.

Local unions are calling for a boycott of the downtown Holiday Inn & Suites in Chicago as some organized workers there remain without a contract. The unions, including the Chicago Federation of Labor, Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Local 13, and Unite Here Local 1, are holding a rally outside the hotel to urge patrons to boycott until a contract agreement is reached. The 10-member union, representing workers from the hotel's housekeeping unit, won its union election in April 2023 but claims that the employer is refusing to bargain. The workers are fighting for better pay and health insurance, as they currently earn $19 an hour, $6 less than other hotel workers downtown. The Holiday Inn has not yet responded to the boycott calls. [Extracted from the article]