Seattle Hilton workers end strike after ‘tremendous wins’ in contract
It took 85 days to reach the conclusion of the longest hotel strike in state history. The majority of the hotel’s roughly 115 workers at 255 S. King St. had been picketing since June 18, the height of the FIFA Men’s World Cup.
The contract with Hilton entails an agreement on year-round healthcare coverage, additional workload protections and improved rights for immigrant workers, per the union’s news release Friday.
And as of Jan. 1, the hotel’s housekeepers will be the highest-paid union housekeepers in Washington, Unite Here! said. The starting pay will rise to $31.03 per hour.
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