Article: 1-Year Strike Drags On at Chicago Hotel.

By Stephen Franklin, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 14--Hot, thirsty and sore, Sara Grigsby kept walking the picket line's tight circle. She ignored her discomfort, her handful of medical woes, and the guests of the Congress Plaza Hotel who crossed the picket line. She just kept walking, as she and other strikers have walked for almost a year. "With the help of the Lord, I made it through the winter, and I can make it through to the end," Grigsby said determinedly.

As it nears its first anniversary this week, the 130-worker strike against the downtown Chicago hotel has become a rarity in an era when strikes are almost ...

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