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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Emmanuel Camarillo

‘We’re not machines.’ Workers at United Center allege labor abuse, demand Levy Restaurants follow the law

Food service workers march outside the United Center to protest alleged labor law violations and abusive behavior by United Center’s concessionaire Compass Levy. (Brian Rich/Sun-Times)

Food service and sanitation workers at the United Center filed dozens of labor complaints against the venue’s concessionaire Tuesday, alleging the company violated labor law by working some employees 35 days straight.

About a dozen workers — employed by Levy Restaurants, a subsidiary of Compass Group — and Unite Here Local 1 members picketed outside United Center, holding signs reading “Levy stop breaking the law” and “over worked and underpaid.”

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