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September 2, 2025 - CLDC
Hotel workers at Chicago Holiday Inn & Suites say housekeepers locked out over contract dispute
By Shardaa Gray, Updated on: September 1, 2025 / 6:27 PM CDT / CBS Chicago

Hotel workers protested outside the Holiday Inn and Suites in downtown Chicago on Monday after they say the hotel locked out housekeepers over a contract dispute.

The rally was held outside the hotel on Harrison and Canal streets in the West Loop.

"Holiday Inn, you are in violation of our hospitality principles and we're here to call you out on it," said Father Clete Kiley, chaplain for the Chicago Federation of Labor.

Saturday, workers arrived for their regular shifts but were not allowed to work. Instead, the workers said they were locked out.

"We're here to tell you, this is enough already," said Father Kiley. "Get your act together, be a partner in our community, unlock the damn doors, return these workers, and sign the damn contract, or get out of town."

"They're not going to get away with it. They're not going to away with undercutting wages, they're not going to get away with disrespecting the workers here. Labor will not let it happen, and Chicago will not let it happen," said Joe Healy, Chicago Laborers District Council secretary and treasurer. Read More Here...