Lou Weeks

TODAY: Chicago lunch ladies are leading a civil disobedience to demand equality and a fair contract from the Board of Education. Don't miss this story featuring Local 1 leader and CPS lunchroom cook Kim Penson sharing why she's in the fight! #CPS #Lunchlady #Chicago #1U #CivilDisobedience

The suit filed last week alleges that Signature Room owners Roman and Pyknis transferred assets from Infusion Management to another entity, RSR Capital Group, which they later used to pay their personal debts instead of employee claims, leaving the restaurant’s workers unable to collect what they were owed. “It’s frustrating because I put in my blood, sweat and tears for 17 years at that restaurant, so I think they owe me for my blood, sweat and tears,” P’Pool said. blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/29/sig…

We’re calling on United Airlines to take responsibility for the actions of its contractors, including LSG Sky Chefs!

HAPPENING NOW: Airline food workers from around the country are protesting at O’Hare, calling on United Airlines to ensure workers’ safety! #unitehere

UNITE HERE Local 1 filed a new lawsuit this week to demand that Signature Room owners Mr. Roman and Mr. Pyknis be held personally liable for paying the $1.5 million owed to Signature Room workers who were terminated in violation of the federal WARN Act in 2023. chicagotribune.com/2026/01/23/sig…

“No worker in Madison should have to choose between buying groceries and paying rent. We will stand with workers of the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace for as long as it takes for them to win the good union contract they deserve,” – Kevin Gundlach, @LaborSCFL President

20% of Hilton Madison workers surveyed that they or someone in their household have skipped a meal because there wasn’t enough money for food. Read the report: unitehere1.org/hiltonmadisonr… #1u #HiltonMadison

Hilton Madison Monona Terrace workers released a report about their struggle to afford basic necessities like food, housing, and healthcare.
Read the report here:
unitehere1.org/hiltonmadisonr…

HAPPENING NOW: CPS Lunchroom workers are holding an informational picket line outside the Chicago Board of Education! #unionstrong

@geniekastrup @UniteHereLocal1 @SEIULocal1 Go Genie!!!

Proudly standing with @UniteHereLocal1 hospitality workers in their fight for a fair contract! 💪 Many do the same vital jobs as our @SEIULocal1 members —service workers keeping Chicago strong. #Solidarity #UnionStrong #1u 💜

HAPPENING NOW: Workers of @virginhotelschi are speaking out about their working conditions and calling for better wages and healthcare! #unionstrong #1u

Impression these Ramaswamy/Elon @HarvardHBS tech bros work overtime to project: smug, careless, devoid of humanity, contempt for those troubled, live in poverty. I continue to work overtime to bypass big pharma, make low-cost vaccines for the world’s poor npr.org/sections/goats…

“I have no idea how I’m going to pay for college for my son while paying for groceries and keeping up with property taxes. So why does the Bears’ new stadium deserve more money instead of me and my family?” - Latonia Marshall, room attendant & Humboldt Park resident

TODAY: Chicago hotel housekeepers are calling foul on the use of hotel taxes to fund new Bears and White Sox stadiums

HAPPENING NOW! Airline catering workers at Flying Food Group Chicago are holding their first informational picket line in 5 years. They are fighting for a fair contract with affordable, quality health insurance and decent wages! #1u #unionstrong

Urban Historian Sherman 'Dilla' Thomas' Whirlwind DNC Week Got Pols, Delegates Out Of Downtown blockclubchicago.org/2024/08/23/urb…

On the last day of the DNC I thought it wld be appropriate for the delegates to see the very awesome neighborhood of Pilsen…. Tacos included 🇲🇽🌮🫡💯

Culinary apprentices Regina and Craig are helping keep @DemConvention volunteers fed and cared for at the #DNC2024 Transportation Hub at the Plumbers Hall! #apprenticeshipIL

@LizShuler @DemConvention Thank you @LizShuler! 💪Hope you’ll stop by the @TuscanyTaylor patio outside the United Center this week for some union-made pizza crafted by culinary apprentices of @UHCHI_Chicago (Illinois first and only @USDOL registered culinary apprenticeship program!)

If you’re here at the @DemConvention, make sure you thank a @UniteHereLocal1 hotel worker! Chicago is a union town and this convention is union made! #BetterInAUnion