Unite Here Local 25 has threatened to call a strike at 14 major D.C. hotels if they do not reach an agreement with management on a new contract by Jan. 15. The timing of this labor dispute coincides with the presidential inauguration, a very busy time for local hotels. Despite these threats, representatives from both sides remain hopeful that an agreement can be reached.
See "Hotel Union Threatens to Strike Before Inauguration", Neil Irwin, The Washington Post, January 6, 2005