Over 2,000 members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73 employed by Cook County—which includes the city of Chicago and over 100 of its suburbs—are in their third week of striking over contract negotiations. Strikers continued picketing on Monday, their 18th day of action. on Saturday, Sanders (I-Vt.) said it was “outrageous” that Cook County received $1 billion from the American Rescue Plan—the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief and economic stimulus package signed into law by President Joe Biden in March—”but still refuses to negotiate a fair deal for workers.”
Cook County received $1 billion from the federal government for COVID recovery, but won't provide a fair contract for middle class workers. The result? An 18-day strike. In a pandemic. Shameful. #MakeItMakeSense #RespectUsProtectUs #EnoughIsEnough #Solidarity #FairContractNow https://t.co/pxNGumjEnO
— Chicago Teachers Union (@CTULocal1) July 12, 2021
— source commondreams.org | Jul 12, 2021
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