A gaggle of Chicago labor unions signed a labor peace settlement on Tuesday that ensures there can be no strikes throughout subsequent yr’s Democratic National Convention.

The conference, set to happen Aug. 19-22, 2024, can be hosted on the Chicago United Center and the McCormick Place advanced.

The precise particulars of the settlement will not be but recognized, but it surely implies that union labor can be used through the conference and that there can be no strikes through the occasion. The settlement covers all employees on the United Center in addition to McCormick Place. However, not like earlier years, the settlement additionally covers employees within the official conference accommodations.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, DNC Chair Jamie Harrison and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker have been in attendance on the Tuesday morning signing ceremony.

“This agreement is more expansive than in years past and comes earlier in the process than ever before,” Mr. Harrison stated in an announcement.

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