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    News Article ● Strike

    WTTW technicians on strike against Chicago public TV station vow ‘to be out here as long as it takes’

    March 22, 2022 // Two dozen striking WTTW technicians came out from behind the cameras and held a union rally in front of the station’s North Side studios Monday seeking support in their quest for job guarantees and a new labor contract.

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