US hotel workers to strike in Boston, Greenwich as contract negotiations stall

NEW YORK (Reuters) – About 1,070 hotel workers in U.S. cities of Boston and Greenwich began to strike after contract talks with hotel operators Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide and Hyatt Hotels stalled, the Unite Here union said on Sunday.

The strikes in Boston and Greenwich will last three days and more are expected to walk off the job through the weekend, the union said.

(Reporting by Doyinsola Oladipo in New York and Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra)