Chicago Park District workers, represented by SEIU Local 73, have voted to authorize a strike amid stalled contract negotiations that have been ongoing for 9 months. Union president Dian Palmer emphasized the city's responsibility towards its workers during a rally outside City Hall, where at least 50 union members delivered a petition urging Mayor Brandon Johnson to intervene. The potential strike looms as more than 2,000 workers express readiness to take action, highlighting the escalating tension between the union and city officials.
Unionized workers with the Chicago Park District are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to intervene in contract negotiations after workers voted to authorize a strike. https://t.co/POMdHmIqmk
More than 2,000 Chicago Park District workers say they are ready to go on strike amid stalled contract negotiations https://t.co/XuJsYe7N3V
On brink of a strike, Chicago Park District union workers call for Mayor Brandon Johnson to intervene in contract talks https://t.co/BHJJMQCvCk
At least 50 Chicago Park District union workers marched into City Hall on Tuesday to demand Mayor Brandon Johnson intervene in contract negotiations that have reached the brink of a strike. https://t.co/GpdPslQp95
Chicago Park District union authorizes strike, asks mayor to intervene in contract talks https://t.co/ihPZhOXmPM https://t.co/LIwLUBYZBc
After voting to go on strike, Chicago Park District workers with SEIU Local 73 rally outside City Hall before delivering a petition calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to intervene in the 9mo negotiations. “The city has to do right by these workers,” union president Dian Palmer says https://t.co/eR3CgIh4QL