Salt Lake bar closes amid employees' efforts to unionize

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The SunTrapp announced it's indefinite closure amid unionization efforts.

Employees claim unfair labor practices, sparking pickets outside the establishment.

The unionization process has been stalled by the federal government shutdown; future of SunTrapp remains uncertain.

SALT LAKE CITY — The SunTrapp bar and dance club announced Friday it has closed indefinitely while its employees seek to unionize, but the owner says the ongoing government shutdown added a wrinkle in the situation.

"While we remain hopeful that we can find a path forward for the SunTrapp, right now, I am not certain what the path looks like," SunTrapp management wrote in a social media post.

The closure was announced nearly a month after employees launched a strike over what they called unfair labor