Overview

• UNITE HERE Local 23 said the walkout at the 1,200-room, city-owned Hilton will now run through Sept. 20 after an eleven-day extension.
• Workers are demanding a $23 hourly minimum, up from a $16.50 base rate, along with safety improvements and workload protections.
• The union says management proposed $17.50 immediately, another 75 cents in January, then 50-cent raises every six months, while Hilton describes negotiations as good-faith efforts.
• Support grew at a packed City Hall session, with eight council members urging a reasonable agreement and Sen. Bernie Sanders voicing solidarity on Wednesday.
• Organizers and historians describe the walkout as likely Texas’ first modern hotel strike, with limited strike-fund aid reported and other major hospitality contracts expiring later this year.