Chicago parking garage workers vote by over 98% to authorize strike as contract expires Oct. 31
Key points
- Teamsters Local 727 says workers voted by more than 98% to authorize a strike
- About 1,200 full- and part-time workers at more than a dozen companies are covered
- The contract expires October 31; the Chicago Parking Association says it is negotiating in good faith
Chicago parking garage workers have voted by more than 98% to authorize a strike, according to Teamsters Local 727. The contract covering about 1,200 full- and part-time workers at more than a dozen companies at airports, hotels and office buildings expires on Halloween, and the union said a strike could begin as soon as Sunday. The Chicago Parking Association says it is negotiating in good faith.
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