The Adam s Mark hotel, the largest hotel in downtown St. Louis, has had several event cancellations as a result. However, company officials said many groups have chosen to stay with Adam s Mark. Technology executives fearful of a labor drought this summer are asking Congress to increase the number of visas given to high-tech workers. They say the foreign workers are needed to keep businesses growing. Opponents say that maintaining the current ceiling on visas would force companies to re-train US workers and work with schools to produce better students.
Teamsters urge strike preparation.
Negotiations are set to resume on Wednesday. If a contract cannot be agreed upon, AWG will outsource its trucking division to another company, resulting in 1200 layoffs.