Dear friends:

The Congress Hotel strike passed its 9-month anniversary last week. The Hotel has lost a million dollars worth of business; they've incurred 68 categories of building code violations; and they've even put the hotel on the market. The NLRB has filed a complaint and the Congress will go to trial in late May. Yet the cheap and mean Congress Hotel refuses to sign a fair contract.

The strikers have braved the cold winter and maintained the picket line from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. every single day. While you are always more than
welcome to join us on the picket line, we are organizing a special Local 1 action on April 2. Please join us!

What: Solidarity with Congress Hotel Strikers
Where: Congress Picket Line, 520 S. Michigan
Date: Friday April 2
Time: 3pm - 6pm

Hope to see you there!

Hasta la victoria,
Lars
lnegstad (at) herelocal1.org

PS: In case you missed the Sun-Times on Sunday, a delegation from HERE Local 1 is currently in the Philippines, visiting garment workers at the
Gelmart factory there. Gelmart Chairman and CEO is Albert Nasser, who is the main investor in the Congress Hotel. Among other companies, Gelmart
produces underwear for Liz Claiborne.