Despite a 10-inch snowfall and a brisk northeast wind, workers rallied outside the Inn on the Lake Friday to support union organizing at all five Canal Park hotels.

Participants included people who were in Duluth for a Minnesota AFL-CIO organizing roundtable. Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Local 99 is demanding card check and management neutrality in the organizing process. So far, hotel owners have refused. Picketing continues on a regular basis.