Posts tagged Local 73

News Article ● Strike Unions

U of I service employees set to vote on strike authorization

May 3, 2022 // It would be the first strike by university service employees since 2013, and that strike prompted the university to declare its first-ever civil service emergency. If a strike were to occur, campus trash cans would not be emptied, bathrooms in university buildings would not be cleaned and food in dining halls would not be made.

Press Release ● Unionization Unions

Chicago-area Firefighters Kick Out Unwanted SEIU Officials

April 7, 2022 // Chicago-area Firefighters Kick Out Unwanted SEIU Officials SEIU officials back down, depart Carpentersville facility after worker exposed false claims SEIU made to disenfranchise firefighters opposed to union

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