Housekeepers at the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Chicago Riverwalk went on strike Sunday morning to demand a “fair pet policy.”
The workers are demanding that management return to the previous policy regarding guests with pets, the union, UNITE HERE Local 1, said in a statement. The policy would alert housekeepers at the beginning of their shift if a pet is in the room they are assigned to clean.
“I have three dogs that I love. But as any pet owner knows, cleaning up after them is extra work. We just want the hotel to let us know if there is a pet in a guest room. It’s a matter of respect for us and the work we do,” said Patricia Contreras, a room attendant at the hotel for five years.
The workers will strike Sunday and picket in front of the hotel at 66 E. Wacker Place.
The hotel did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
