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Unionized hotel workers began picketing early Wednesday in Center City Philadelphia.

The strikes involve employees at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown and the Hampton Inn Center City–Convention Center.

The workers, represented by UNITE HERE Local 274, say they are seeking higher pay, improved benefits, and more staffing.

Hotel workers in Center City Philadelphia walked off the job early Sunday morning, launching strikes at two hotels as negotiations over new contracts continue.

What we know:

According to UNITE HERE Local 274 , the union representing hotel room attendants, cooks, bartenders and other hospitality workers, picket lines formed around 5 a.m. outside the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown at 17th and Race Streets and the Hampton Inn Philadelphia Center City–Conve

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