'We Want Fairness': Union Workers At Wyndham Historic District Hotel On Strike Over Pay, Staff Shortages

Philadelphia PA

22 November, 2021

2:41 PM

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By Alicia Roberts, CBS Philadelphia November 22, 2021 Housekeepers, bartenders, food service staff, cooks, laundry attendants, dishwashers and bellmen all walked off the job to picket outside the Wyndham Historic District Hotel in Old City. The staff cite numerous concerns, from low pay to staffing. "It's a struggle," Housekeeper Renee Holmes said, adding, "We're striking because we are unpaid and overworked." Unite Philly Local 274, the union representing Wyndham's workers, said employees here have not had a raise since July 2019 all while seeing their workload increase because of staffing shortages and additional COVID cleaning policies. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.