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Kinzie Hotel workers protest lockout of 12 employees on Labor Day - Union leaders said the lockout is illegal because their members are not on strike.

They called the Kinzie Hotel's actions "retaliatory," but hotel management says otherwise. Taking to the sidewalk in front of River North's Kinzie Hotel, dozens of union workers rallied on Monday morning, protesting what they say is the illegal lockout of 12 employees who, they said, last week, held informational pickets after their contract expired on Aug. 31.

16 months' jail for restaurant manager who had sex with 14-year-old part-timer in a booth at their workplace

Raja Muhammad Zulfadhli Noor Raja M, now 35, was a manager of a restaurant when he met a part-time employee who was then 14. The two started dating and first had sex without the use of protection in a back booth of the restaurant. Despite knowing that she was only 14, Raja continued to have sex with her on another occasion in her bedroom. He would hide under her bed while her parents were at home and only come out when they had left the house

Casino Crime Round Up: Chemical Attack Threat at New York State Casino - An unidentified male caller repeatedly told security guards he was going to “kill everyone” at the Niagara Falls gaming property.

Buffalo TV station WIVB reported. He said he was staying at the casino’s hotel. It appeared he had a British accent. During one call, the suspect put a crying woman on the phone. He then threatened to kill her, police said. He then fired a gun a half-dozen times, police revealed. He also demanded that the casino pay him $30K in cash, according to WIVB.

NYC hotel construction workers get $50,000 in stolen wages back from Manhattan DA’s new fund - For work they performed at British billionaire Richard Branson’s hotel on W. 30th St and Broadway in 2021.

Midtown construction workers stiffed out of 1,800 hours’ pay recouped their hard-earned wages Wednesday at the Manhattan district attorney’s office. The seven workers made whole at the DA’s first wage-repayment event were owed about $50,000 from Ampak Electrical Services for electrical work they performed at British billionaire Richard Branson’s hotel on W. 30th St and Broadway in 2021.

Breaking News: KSL Capital Partners to acquire Hersha Hospitality Trust for $1.4B

Hotel ownership company Hersha Hospitality Trust and KSL Capital Partners, an investor in travel and leisure businesses, have formed a definitive merger agreement under which affiliates of KSL will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Hersha for $10.00 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion. The purchase price represents a premium of approximately 60 percent over Hersha’s closing share price on Aug. 25, the last full trading day prior to announcing the deal.