United Center concessions workers vote to ratify contract with Levy after 1-day strike

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Concession workers at the United Center voted to ratify a history contract with Levy after reaching a tentative agreement last weekend, their union said.

The vote came after an unprecedented one-day strike ahead of a recent Bulls game, right before the Big Ten tournament.

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The new agreement includes an immediate wage increase, paid parental leave, additional paid holidays and year-round health insurance coverage for hundreds more workers, the union said.

Concessions workers with the Unite Here Local 1 union said for that more than two years, it has negotiated over healthcare and pension benefits.

"We reached an agreement with UNITE HERE Local 1 that benefited our team members, which was our goal from the onset. And we were able to do so without agreeing to participation in the Union's Hotel Health Fund and taking its Card Check Neutrality proposal off the table," Levy said in a statement Saturday.