Hilton hotel workers in Boston have ratified a new union contract, ending their strikes across the city.
About 765 union workers have been on strike for 24 days. On Tuesday, officials from UNITE HERE Local 26, which represents Hilton hotel workers in Boston, said they had reached a tentative agreement with the company.
The new contract signed off on Thursday includes wage increases of $10/hour over four years for non-tipped workers, improved health care benefits, and improved hiring and severance language. Workers will return to their jobs starting Friday at 4 a.m. Negotiations had been ongoing since April.
"The wage increase that the workers will be getting is going to make a tangible difference in their everyday lives. We appreciate that Hilton took our demands seriously and has made this commitment to take care of their employees," Carlos Aramayo, President of UNITE HERE Local 26 said.
Union workers at Omni hotels in Boston reached a similar deal to end their strike, unanimously ratifying it last Sunday. Nationally, hundreds of hotel workers are still participating in open-ended strikes in Honolulu and San Francisco.
