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Center City Hotel Workers Strike At 2 Philadelphia Hotels With Expired Contracts
The hospitality workers are demanding wage and pension increases, improved health care plans for the elimination of understaffing.
October 6, 2025
Center City hospitality employees represented by UNITE HERE Local 274 are striking on Sunday at two Philadelphia hotels with expired contracts.
Find out what's happening in Philadelphiafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The staffers on strike include hotel room attendants, cooks and bartenders, among other hospitality roles, represented by UNITE HERE Local 274. The union members started walking the picket line at 5 a.m. Sunday outside of the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown and Hampton Inn Philadelphia Center City-Convention Center, as they fight to secure a better contract ahead of the 2026 tourism boost.
The hospitality workers are demanding wage and pension increases, improved health care plans and calling for the elimination of any understaffing.
Find out what's happening in Philadelphiafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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