- 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 practices. They said a “lead union organizer” had been fired in “direct retaliation” to their union activity, ahead of the first picket on Oct. 3…