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O'Hare concession workers to address City Council with concerns ahead of NASCAR Street Race event

June 21, 2023 / 7:23 AM CDT / CBS Chicago

O'Hare workers head to City Hall to address upcoming NASCAR Street Race

CHICAGO (CBS) – Staff workers at O'Hare will head to Wednesday's City Hall meeting to address the upcoming NASCAR Street Race in July.

At 9:30 a.m., before aldermen meet, workers will tell City Council they are understaffed and not ready to welcome visitors coming to town for the NASCAR Street Race.

Workers from UNITE HERE Local 1 will present a report they say shows understaffing caused long customer wait times and dangers for employees.

The workers say their boss – HMSHost - is not prepared for the influx of visitors at O'Hare.

Jeramie Bizzle

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.