Dive Summary:
- Service Employees International Union Local 73, which is made up of 775 staff members, is planning on striking for three days next week at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- The union and the university have been negotiating for almost a year but, with no end in sight, the union voted with a 75% majority to authorize the strike.
- The union, whose members are in food services, custodial work and mail delivery, says the college should approach them with a fair offer; the college will redistribute non-striking workers to cover essential services until the strike is over.
From the article:
“... 'We certainly don’t intend for it to affect students,' she said. 'It’s the week before spring break. We’ll serve food – hot food. We’ll maintain the halls as best we can.'
When the same union went on a three-day strike last year at the University of Illinois at Chicago, about three-quarters of members participated. Rosen said he expects full participation in this week’s strike. ..."
