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Students at the DePaul College of Law are looking for a new hotel at which to host their annual Barrister's Ball. They want out of their contract with the Congress Plaza Hotel because of a labor dispute.
Striking workers hoped to speak against a rumored lawsuit settlement between the city and hotel. Commissioners declined to hear from the approximately 60 workers, union representatives and sympathizers.
Hotel workers have manned picket lines at the Congress Plaza Hotel for 15 hours a day, seven days a week since 2003. They are seeking better wages and benefits.