Hotel workers from fourteen of the District of Columbia?s major hotels approved a three year contract that includes a guarantee that workers will not have to pay health insurance premiums. The major victory for the hotels was the duration of the contract ? three years instead of the two years sought by the union. Negotiations began last September when the previous contract ended. The agreement was approved by 98 percent of the membership.
See "D.C. Hotel Workers Ratify 3-Year Pact, End Strike Threat", Amy Joyce, The Washington Post, January 18, 2005