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Strike by Cook County and Chicago workers in danger of another SEIU sellout
The strike by 2,500 public sector workers in the Chicago area is continuing into its third week with no public updates made between the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73 and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. The union claimed to be “bargaining into the night” but offered no details.
Striking Cook County, IL health care workers outside of John Stroger Hospital in Chicago, IL. [WSWS Media]
Striking workers are in direct conflict with the Democratic Party, which has controlled the state of Illinois, Cook County and Chicago for decades, and has implemented austerity policies that have gutted public services and wages of state, county and municipal workers with the support of unions like the SEIU.