Food service workers at Chicago's United Center — including bartenders, servers, and dishwashers — made good on their threats to go on strike Sunday (via eaterchicago)
and Levy are set for a bargaining session on Tuesday. The union is leveraging the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament, which starts on Wednesday at the arena and goes through the week. The union authorized a strike in January, with 98 percent of United Center members voting in favor of a work stoppage after more than 17 bargaining sessions since 2021.
Union workers say they want a contract with benefits comparable to the homes of the White Sox and Cubs. One workerthat they want to have the same access to health benefits and pensions that workers at the Chicago stadiums have. Levy responded that it will allow United Center employees who work at all three venues to “bundle hours” so they could qualify for those benefits.
The Big Ten tournament rotates annually and alternates sites. A poor fan experience could push the Big 10 into avoiding Chicago for future events. In 2019, Big Ten fansabout a lack of restaurants within walking distance from the United Center. While Randolph Restaurant Row is a 4-minute drive, those fans preferred the chain restaurants that fill entertainment districts in places like Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Levy has a storied history in Chicago, with its first restaurant, D.B. Kaplan’s Delicatessen, located on the seventh floor of
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