PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The strike is over. After nine days, workers at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract.
The deal brings a major boost to wages, pensions, gratuity and healthcare coverage.
Sheraton Downtown is the largest unionized hotel in Philadelphia, represented by UNITE HERE Local 274. The union represents over 4,000 workers in the city.
Union members will hold a ratification vote to approve a wage increase to $30 an hour for non-tipped employees by January 2028, among other benefits — an increase that would put compensation on par with the citywide standard for unionized hotels.
If approved, the contract will be the first since the previous agreement expired in 2024.
It will also leave the Hilton Garden Inn Center City as the last unionized hotel in the city without a contract.
The deal ends their 9-day strike
The deal ends their 9-day strike
