Photos of the June 12, 2008, demonstration
in support of the striking employees of the Congress Hotel, the
occasion being the start of the 5th year of the strike.
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Management Rats at the Congress
Hotel. |
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More Management Rats. Props provided
courtesy of the Chicago Building Trades. |
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The sign reads "Congress Hotel
Is Cheap and Mean." Management would probably say "efficient."
Sounds better than gluttonous or greedy. |
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Musicians courtesy of the Chicago
Federation of Musicians. |
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The woman in the center is Katie
Jordan, President of the Chicago Chapter of the Coalition of
Labor Union Women. |
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The man with a grin and a sign
is DSA member Justin Clark. |
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The woman in the foreground is
Kim Bobo, Executive Director of Interfaith Worker Justice. Her
folks really did turn out. |
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A favorite at every Congress Hotel
demonstration: the money hungry alligator. Tastes just like chicken. |
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Jerry Mead-Lucero of the Chicago
radio program "Labor Express" |
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The man in the suit with a sign
is the Rev. Dr. Calvin Morris, Executive Director of the Community
Renewal Society, Chicago's oldest civil rights organization. |
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Henry Tamarin (center), President
of the on strike UNITE HERE Local 1, schmoozes on the line. |
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James Thindwa (center with goatee),
Executive Director of Chicago Jobs with Justice. |
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William McNary (center, entirely
in white), Co-Director of Citizen Action/Illinois. |
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A bus load of supporters from Action
Now (formerly Chicago ACORN). |
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Who you gonna call? Scab Tracker! |
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Henry Tamarin (center in T-shirt),
President of UNITE HERE Local 1. |
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DSA member Charles Nissim-Sabat. |
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Behind the bread and roses is Tom
Broderick, Chicago DSA Co-Chair. |
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The two women conspiring are Madeline
Talbott (left), Executive Director of Action Now, and Judy Hertz
(right). |
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Representing the Teamsters and
Chicago DSA, Ed Burke. You'll note the particular rat behind
him belongs to the IBEW. |
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Entering the photo from the left
is Bill Barclay, DSA member and activist from Oak Park. |
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Jorge Ramirez (left), Secretary
Treasurer of the Chicago Federation of Labor, and (right) Dennis
Gannon, President of the Chicago Federation of Labor. |
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Upholding social justice as a Jewish
tradition is DSA member Ross Hyman. |
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And the band played on. |
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| All photos by Bob Roman.
For more information about the Congress Hotel strike, CLICK HERE. |