Overview

• Picket lines began around 5 a.m. Sunday outside the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown and the Hampton Inn Center City–Convention Center as contract talks continue.
• UNITE HERE Local 274 says about 190 union members with expired contracts walked off the job.
• Striking workers are demanding wage and pension increases, improved health care coverage and changes to understaffing.
• Union leaders want new agreements in place before expected 2026 events, including FIFA World Cup matches and the MLB All-Star Game.
• The Sheraton is owned by Cambridge Landmark and the Hampton Inn by Blackstone’s BREIT; Marriott and Hilton had not provided comment as of Sunday.