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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Hundreds more hotel workers in Boston are going back to work after ratifying a new contract, the workers' union announced.
UNITE HERE Local 26 said 765 hotel workers at four Boston properties "resoundingly" ratified a new union contract with Hilton Hotels & Resorts Thursday, less than two weeks after the union reached a deal with Omni Hotels & Resorts.
"The Hilton agreement achieves the same standard of wages and benefits set by Omni Hotels & Resorts, meeting all of the Union’s core demands including wage increases of $10/hour over four years for non-tipped workers, the maintenance of workers’ healthcare benefits, and improved hiring and severance language," Local 26 said in a statement.
Roughly 600 workers at the Hilton Boston Logan Airport and the Hilton Boston Park Plaza hotels had been on indefinite strike since Oct. 6 as they fought for a new contract.
Local 26 said those workers will return to the job on Friday, Nov. 1.
Workers at the DoubleTree Hilton Boston-Cambridge and Hampton Inn & Homewood Suites Boston Seaport hotels also voted to ratify the new contract.
UNITE HERE Local 26 represents thousands of hospitality workers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. According to the union, contracts at more than 20 Boston hotels remain unresolved.
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