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    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.

    Assistant Director authorize strike Board of Trustees Bradley Zimmerman civil service emergency contract expires Illinois Local 73 Mike Lindley Ricky Baldwin SEIU SEIU Local 73 Service Employees International Union Service Employees International Union Local 73 Service workers stalled negotiations State Divisio strike authorization UI Board of Trustees unfair wages Union Steward University of Illinois URBANA walk out WCIA news