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Cook County Workers, represented by the SEIU Local 73 union, hold the picket line during Day 18 of their strike, July 12, 2021.

Linda Lutton

Politics

Striking SEIU Workers Reach Tentative Agreement With Cook County

By  Meha Ahmad, Dan Tucker and Jason Marck
   

Reset checks in with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the head of SEIU Local 73 to discuss the union’s 18-day strike, which ended Monday night with a partial agreement.

GUESTS: Dian Palmer, president at SEIU Local 73

Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President

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