"The 7,000 -- Chicago's Hotel Contract Fight" is Labor Beat's new video on the dramatic contract negotiations for 7,000 members of H.E.R.E. Local 1 in Aug.-Sept. of 2002. Includes scenes of voting to authorize strike, the huge 5,000-strong march down Michigan Ave., the countdown to the strike deadline, interviews with negotiating committee members on what happened behind the scenes, the vote to ratify the contract, and more. Narrated. 23 minutes.

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Hotel workers study new contract before vote

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