A spokesperson for Levy confirmed that a marathon bargaining session Saturday had resulted in a deal between the two sides, meaning that food service at the Big Ten men's basketball tournament and coming events at the United Center will continue as planned.
UNITE HERE Local 1 represents nearly 700 employees at the arena. The union had sought more affordable healthcare, pension funding, better wages and benefits. The union authorized a one-day strike earlier this month, and had indicated that another stoppage could occur during the Big Ten tournament at the arena this week.
Negotiations continued and workers stayed on the job however, and after a long-running bargaining session that went well into the night Saturday and into Sunday morning, a tentative agreement has been reached.