Hotel workers rising.

• Position: Contract renewl - Brief article

San Francisco

Hotel workers blocked the entrance of the Palace Hotel on September 1 as part of a push to settle a contract with hoteliers. The unionized employees had been working without a contract since 2004. Two weeks later, San Francisco hotel workers agreed to a new contract that gave them higher wages and full health care benefits.

Hotel workers and their employers also agreed to new deals in Chicago while contracts in Los...