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Boston Hotel Workers Enter Third Week Of Strike

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Hotel workers on strike outside the Sheraton Hotel in Back Bay. More than 1,500 workers at 7 Marriott International hotels in Boston are on strike Wednesday. (Zeninjor Enwemeka/WBUR)
Hotel workers on strike outside the Sheraton Hotel in Back Bay. More than 1,500 workers at 7 Marriott International hotels in Boston are on strike Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. (Zeninjor Enwemeka/WBUR)

Workers for Marriott International Inc., the largest hotel chain in the world, are entering their third week on strike. Over 7,000 workers are a part of the effort, from cities that include Boston, San Diego, Detroit and San Jose.

With the World Series and the Head of the Charles happening soon in Massachusetts, will these events impact agreements between workers and the hotel chain in Boston?

Guest

Robert Forrant, labor historian and professor of history at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Carlos Aramayofinancial secretary treasurer of the hotel workers' union, UNITE HERE Local 26. He tweets @carlos_aramayo.

This segment aired on October 19, 2018.

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