The Nation - News from June 6, 1985
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Negotiations between New York hotel owners and striking workers broke off without progress, the union said as the walkout against 53 of the city’s major hotels ended its fifth day. Talks were not scheduled to resume until Friday, the Hotel-Motel Trades Council said, ensuring that the strike by 16,000 workers lasts at least a week.
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