Workers at downtown hotels go on strike ahead of Chicago Marathon

Six Chicago hotels on strike as marathon weekend kicks off

Workers at six Chicago hotels walked off the job Friday as the city heads into marathon weekend, said the workers' union, Unite Here Local 1.

Workers at downtown hotels go on strike ahead of Chicago Marathon

Workers at several Chicago hotels went on strike Friday morning ahead of the Chicago Marathon.

Chicago hotel workers strike during marathon weekend

Workers at six Chicago hotels went on strike Friday, calling for better wages, health care and working conditions as thousands of visitors arrived in the city for the Chicago Marathon.

Hotel workers from 6 major Chicago hotels go on strike as thousands arrive for Chicago Marathon weekend

Video captured outside about 7 a.m. Friday morning showed dozens of workers picketing and holding strike signs in front of the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk,...