13 workers at Kinzie Hotel still locked out over picketing

Jose Sanchez, a 16-year employee at the Kinzie Hotel, speaks at a rally Monday about workers who have been locked out by management. (Unite Here Local 1)

Chicago’s hotel workers union found itself in a fight over Labor Day weekend with a River North hotel, saying its actions are illegal.

The Kinzie Hotel, 20 W. Kinzie St., has locked out 13 employees who belong to Unite Here Local 1. The union said the lockout, which it called illegal, started Saturday and remains in effect. Several labor leaders supported the workers at a rally Monday outside the hotel.