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The Hotel Employers Labor Relations Association is a non-profit association that represents the interests of a number of hotels with collective bargaining agreements throughout the Chicagoland market. The organization, established in 1984, provides expertise on contract interpretation, mediation of grievances, general labor and employee relations training. HELRA has helped elevate the Chicago hotel industry that is known worldwide. 

More than 51.1 million visitors come to Chicago each year, occupying some 45,000 rooms in over 140 hotels. Each year, conventions and group business occupy about a third of hotel stays in Chicago. And the demand keeps increasing. HELRA’s mission is to develop and foster a harmonious relationship between its hotel members and labor unions. 

HELRA boasts a 97% industry satisfaction rate for the hotels it represents.