Hyatt Hotel workers file complaint over heat lamps

Hotel workers say they are filing charges with the government against Hyatt for turning heat lamps on striking workers at the Park Hyatt Chicago during the heat wave last week.

Workers claim 10 heat lamps in the awning above the Park Hyatt front entrance were turned on striking workers when the strike began Thursday morning and were left on for about an hour. That day, an excessive heat warning was issued by the National Weather Service, with heat index readings climbing above 100 degrees in downtown Chicago.

Charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board by UNITE HERE Local 1, the union representing housekeepers, dishwashers, bellmen and other hotel workers at the Park Hyatt Chicago, contend,