Cory Sharber at WHYY Philadelphia 250 reports Strikes have begun at two Center City Philadelphia Hotels as Workers demand better workplace protections and fair wages ahead of next year’s celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary. Union contracts at nine hotels in the City have expired, according to UNITE HERE Local 274, which represents more than 4,000 Hotel and Food Workers at Philadelphia’s Stadiums, Hotels and Airports. Workers began walking the picket line at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown at 17th and Race streets, and the Hampton Inn Philadelphia Center City-Convention Center at 13th and Race streets at 5 a.m. Sunday (October 5th), according to the Union’s website. A contract with Food and Beverage Workers at Philadelphia International Airport Terminals B and F has also expired. “During a Strike, regular Employees will not be there to scrub the toilets, change the sheets, cook the food or take out the trash,” according to the Union’s website. “Picket lines, which involve chanting, loud drumming, and other noise, may persist for 24 hours per day.”

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Photo Courtesy Of UNITE HERE Local 274’s Website.