Chicago Update

Teachers', hotel workers' unions and community unite to take on billionaire Pritzkers

April 9, 2011

Hundreds of housekeepers, teachers from across the state of Illinois, and community allies are holding a special joint demonstration at the Hyatt Regency. Like the Kochs in Wisconsin, the Pritzkers who run Hyatt, are trying to take way the hard-won rights of working people in this country.

Hundreds protest at Hyatt before "WE ARE ONE" action on Daley Plaza 

WHO: Hundreds of members of UNITE HERE Local 1, Chicago's hospitality workers union, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT), including IFT President Daniel Montgomery, the Illinois Education Association (IEA), including IEA President Ken Swanson, and community allies in the Grassroots Collaborative.

WHAT: Joint picketing action at Hyatt Regency to protest Chicago's billionaire Pritzker family, who is attacking Hyatt workers and collective-bargaining rights for teachers in Illinois. Joint procession to Daley Plaza for "We Are One" action.

WHEN: Saturday, April 9, 2011
12:15p.m.: Picketing/Short Speaking Program
12:30p.m.: Proceed to Daley Plaza to join AFL-CIO rally at 1:00pm

WHERE: Hyatt Regency Chicago (corner of Stetson and Wacker)
From there, the unions and their allies will walk to Daley Plaza.
Route: West on Wacker; South on Dearborn.

WHY: Hundreds of housekeepers, teachers from across the state of Illinois, and community allies are holding a special joint demonstration at the Hyatt Regency. Like the Kochs in Wisconsin, the Pritzkers who run Hyatt, are trying to take way the hard-won rights of working people in this country.

In Illinois, the billionaire Pritzkers have contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to Stand for Children's Illinois political action committee, which is pushing a "reform package" in Springfield that would weaken teacher tenure and effectively eliminate the ability of teachers to strike. In the hotel industry, Hyatt Hotels is leading the fight against middle class jobs for hotel workers.

The action precedes the "WE ARE ONE" action in Chicago, sponsored by the AFL-CIO, where thousands will gather at Daley Plaza to protest attacks on workers' rights nationally.

 

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