Union workers protest in downtown Baltimore 

By Tierra StoneAFRO Intern tierrastone@afro.com Members of Unite Here Local 7, the City Union of Baltimore, the American Federation of Government (AFGE) and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) joined forces July 25 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel located in the Inner Harbor to protest wages earned by hospitality workers.Many participants of Unite Here Local 7 and other local unions protest the unlivable wages at the Hyatt Regency’s main entrance in the inner harbor. The protest was orchestrated by The Unite Here Local 7, which is a union for Baltimore’s hospitality workers, and had many participants who worked at both the Hyatt Regency and the Hilton.& The picketers assembled outside of the Hyatt’s main entrance and marched in a circle chanting phrases such as “No Justice No Peace” while holding signs that read, “One Job Should Be Enough” and “Respect Our Guest, Respect Our Work.” The demonstration’s main purpose was to demand fair wages for all workers within the hospitality industry.& “ D.C. housekeepers are currently paid $26 an hour and they just signed a contract that’s going to get them to $33 an hour,” said Tracey Lingo, president of Unite Here Local 7. “In...