{"id":1330,"date":"2026-06-21T17:43:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1330"},"modified":"2026-06-21T17:43:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:43:57","slug":"sheraton-philadelphia-downtown-workers-went-on-strike-sunday-while-fifa-world-cup-fans-are-filling-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1330","title":{"rendered":"Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown workers went on strike Sunday while FIFA World Cup fans are filling hotels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Unionized hotel workers at Sheraton Downtown Philadelphia went on strike and walked off the job Sunday morning after the union and management failed to come to an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1328\">Vance meets top Iranian officials as U.S. looks to get negotiations back on track<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The union, Unite Here Local 274, is bargaining for a $30 per hour minimum wage to be established by 2028, as well as improved benefits, including healthcare coverage for workers\u2019 family members. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The strike comes just one day before France and Iraq compete in a FIFA World Cup soccer match at Lincoln Financial Field (a.k.a. \u201cPhiladelphia Stadium\u201d for soccer fans) and a few days before another match between Curacao and Ivory Coast. Previous World Cup matches have flooded the city with tourists from around the world.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThese hotel rooms are selling, and they\u2019re charging exorbitant rates,\u201d said Unite Here Local 274 Vice President Briheem Douglas. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The prospect of a busy summer tourist season provided the union with leverage to get hotel owners to agree to contracts at five other unionized hotels in the city, Douglas said. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWorkers have bargained in good faith with this company way before the World Cup started,\u201d Douglas said. \u201cOther hotels have gotten there, and this place hasn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Eight unionized hotels in Center City had been without a contract since 2024, Douglas noted. However, within the past year, workers have successfully bargained contracts, locking in the $30 hourly wage and improved benefits, at the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn\u2019s Landing, Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District, Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square, Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel, and Hampton Inn Philadelphia Center City-Convention Center.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Douglas noted that the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown is the biggest unionized hotel in the city, with about 200 Unite Here employees. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFor our workers to not be at the standard is disrespectful,\u201d Douglas said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Douglas said workers face added pressure to secure healthcare after the Trump administration\u2019s \u201cOne Big Beautiful Bill\u201d reduced access to Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) benefits. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1326\">When in New Jersey for the World Cup, do as the locals do. (Go to a mall.)<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Francine Eason, a unionized housekeeper at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, said nearly every union employee at the hotel has children. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Eason has an adult daughter, a grandchild, and a teenaged niece in her household in Wilmington, Del. But swelling gasoline prices and spiking grocery bills have eaten away at the buying power of her $22 per hour wage over the past year. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cEverybody is on hard times,\u201d Eason said. With gas prices backing off, she said this weekend was the first time in a while she\u2019d been able to fill the gas tank on her 2017 Kia Optima \u2014 she\u2019d been in the habit of only filling it halfway, in case she needed money for food.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOh, my gosh, it was lovely,\u201d Eason said, and recalled musing, \u201cThis is a full tank.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The union also is seeking a reduction in the number of rooms housekeeping staff are required to prepare per shift for guests, from 16 to 15.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The hotel is owned by Miami-based CL Hotels and is run by Aimbridge Hospitality.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In a statement, the Sheraton\u2019s management said: \u201cWe respect our team members\u2019 rights to engage in legally protected activities and look forward to reaching a fair contract. While discussions are ongoing, we remain committed to ensuring our guests enjoy their stay.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In addition to this summer\u2019s surge of World Cup fans and tourists, Sheraton\u2019s regular business includes flight attendants, said Keturah Johnson, the International Vice President for the Association of Flight Attendants, a union. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Johnson was participated in the strike as a show of solidarity with the hotel workers. She said the flight attendants\u2019 union made the decision to have flight attendants stay elsewhere in the city during the strike as a show of support. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1324\">Trump, Claiming Vandalism, Says Reflecting Pool Will Be Drained<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t cross picket lines,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cWe join them.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheraton hotel workers called a strike and walked off the job after contract negotiations fell apart, as FIFA World Cup soccer matches flood the city with hotel guests. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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