Boston Hotel Strike Expands as Omni Workers Join Picket Lines

BOSTON - The hotel workers strike in Boston expanded Monday. Union members at the Omni Parker House and the Omni Boston Seaport hotels walked off the job, joining workers who went on strike earlier this month at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza and Hilton at Logan Airport.þþThe union, UNITE HERE Local 26, launched a series of three-day temporary strikes at hotels in Boston in September.þþThis time, the union said workers at the four hotels will not go back to work until they have new contracts with Omni and Hilton.þþMore than 1,200 union members including cooks, dishwashers, room attendants, front desk and banquet workers at the four hotels want more money, automatic daily room cleaning and jobs that were cut during the pandemic returned. Many say they can't afford to feed their families so they've had to work more than one job.þþThe hotels are still open, but guests may end up with limited service.þþ