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SEIU Local 73

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Representing 38,000 workers across Illinois and Northwest Indiana

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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 8m
Today is National Custodial Worker’s Recognition Day. As we celebrate all of our custodians and the work they do, let’s also stand in solidarity with our Blue Island custodians whose jobs the CCSD 130 Board has outsourced, leaving schools in disarray.
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 23h
Last night, we showed up with the Illinois Education Association to rally for clean Blue Island schools and the reinstatement of our outsourced custodians in Cook County District #130. Read more: seiu73.org/2026/10/blue...
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Blue Island Community Rallies for Clean Schools and the Reinstatement of Outsourced Custodians – SEIU Local 73
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Midterm early voting opens today in Chicago! Get out and vote. #chicago #vote #unionstrong
A purple and yellow graphic describing early voting opening today in Chicago, at the Chicago Supersite and the Board of Elections office.
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
SEIU Local 73 is proud of Maria Johnson and the thousands Special Education Classroom Assistants we represent at Chicago Public Schools! @chipubschools.bsky.social
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The students and staff at Cook County School District 130 deserve schools that are clean and safe. #StopOutsourcing #CleanSafeSchools www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/24/c...
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Union: Mold found in Blue Island area schools poses risk to students, staff
The union representing custodial staff who were laid off by Cook County District 130 filed a grievance over mold found in schools.
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 23/09/2026
Working people see through every tired excuse this administration has used to attack our healthcare. Whatever the excuse, they have one goal: fund tax breaks for the extremely rich. This November we’ll elect leaders who know healthcare is essential. seiu.co/4rprTmB
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SEIU's Verrett on Administration plan to cancel ACA healthcare for nearly 800,000 people
We are the Service Employees International Union, an organization of 2-million members united by the belief in the dignity and worth of workers and the services they provide and dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their families and creating...
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
TAKE ACTION: Use this link to email the Blue Island Board members and demand that they reinstate our union custodians and recognize the workers’ collective bargaining agreement: act.seiu.org/a/ensure-saf... Make sure to share widely! Our schools must be kept clean and safe.
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Ensure School Health and Safety / Garantizar la Salud y la Seguridad en la Escuela
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We all knew that privatization and outsourcing of union custodial jobs at Cook County School District #130 would lead to dirty and unsafe schools for our students. Yet, the Blue Island Board did it anyway.
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
To Cook County School District #130: lawmakers are taking notice of the consequences of outsourcing union custodial jobs. Do the right thing: recognize our contract and bring back the union janitors! #blueislandillinois #blueisland #blueislandschools #unionstrong
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Westrec Chicago Harbors workers have won BIG in their new contract after fighting for themselves at the bargaining table. The workers who make Chicago run deserve to thrive in Chicago, and this contract helps the harbor workers do that. #chicago #chicagoharbors #unionstrong
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Latino workers, organizers, and leaders have always shown what’s possible when we stand together. We honor the generations before us who fought for dignity, opportunity, and a better life. Today, that fight continues. #LatinoHeritageMonth
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Lincoln Park Zoo workers are standing together to fight for a fair contract! They spoke to and flyered hundreds of Zoo guests about what they’re fighting for, including no privatization, job security, and fair pay to keep our Zoo fully staffed and running strong.
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Demi for Illinois @demiforillinois.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
What’s disgusting? UNION BUSTING. @seiulocal73.bsky.social
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
UIC Advanced Practice Providers, colleagues and allies are running an informational picket today at UI Health, demanding that UI Health returns to the bargaining table to deliver a fair contract for APPs. United, we will win! #UIHealth #UIC #Chicago
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“Last year, Mayor Johnson declared $1 billion in TIF surplus and sent CPS $550 million,” said Dian Palmer, President of SEIU Local 73. “This year, his own forecast proposes barely a third of that." #Chicago #ChicagoPublicSchools #CPSBudget seiu73.org/wp-content/u...
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
CPS students and families deserve better. It’s time to GO BIGGS! SEIU Local 73 has endorsed Biggs for Board President because it’s time for real change. #Chicago #CPSBoard
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
We rallied today at Humboldt Park with our endorsed candidates for Chicago School Board after knocking on doors to grow support for a better future for our schools. Stay tuned for opportunities to engage as we get closer to Election Day! #ChicagoSchools #UnionStrong #Chicago
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Our Advanced Practice Providers stood in solidarity today with CIR SEIU and their UIC fellows and residents as they fight for a fair contract! We know that investing in frontline workers means investing in Chicago’s communities, and we won’t back down. #chicago #unionstrong #UIC
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
@jessicabiggs.bsky.social, our endorsed candidate for CPS Board President, spoke today with some of our members about her vision for CPS and what she will do to fight for our schools: #chicago #CPS #chicagoschools
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 06/08/2026
The fact that 25 MILLION adults under 35 live with their parents is more proof that this admin’s policies are failing young Americans. While we have the world's first trillionaire now, the federal minimum wage has sat at $7.25 since 2009! We don't have 2009 bills, so how can we survive off 2009 pay?
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Record number of U.S. adults are moving in with their parents as costs rise, study finds
One woman in her mid-30s said her $60,000 annual income wasn't enough to cover all her bills after a breakup, leading her to move back home.
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
ICE can and must be defeated, and we must organize and fight to make it happen. Video from @democracynow and democracynow.org. #unionstrong #ICEout
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Our City of Chicago Traffic Aides work hard and at great risk to keep our streets safe. The least they deserve is respect and safety on the job! Visit the following link to read Block Club Chicago’s reporting on the work our members do: blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/29/d...
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Drivers Have Run Over, Flipped Off And Cursed Out Chicago’s Traffic Aides For Doing Their Jobs
Traffic control aides are needed during big summer events, like Lollapalooza this weekend. But drivers often take out their frustration on them — and two aides were recently hospitalized after being h...
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 27/07/2026
Charges have been dropped against SEIU USWW President David Huerta. A win for workers! We won’t stop speaking up to demand justice for all workers, no matter where they were born. We will not be silenced.
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 29/07/2026
Just a reminder: #GreedyCEOs need working people, not the other way around!
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Local 73 just sent a letter to CPS CEO King and the Board demanding they revise the CPS Budget to include an additional $85 million in TIF funds to prevent furlough days. Read it here -> links.seiu73.org/CPS_TIF_Letter
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Josue Pire Hidalgo opens our schools every morning. He's Local 73. He's Chicago. He went to a scheduled ICE appointment — and they took him and his family.
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Today, we were at UI Health with Advanced Practice Providers, rallying for their first union contract with Local 73! Read more about the Solidarity Break and Rally at the link below: seiu73.org/2026/07/doze...
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Dozens of UI Health Providers, State Rep. Gonzalez, Healthcare Workers Rally as UIC Board Continues to Stall Contract Bargaining – SEIU Local 73
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Today, we were at Lincoln Park Zoo to deliver a message to CEO Megan Ross at the Zoo Ball: do not privatize the Grounds and Maintenance team! Before G&M was brought in-house, conditions at the Zoo were much worse. Why would we go back? #chicago #unionstrong
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
CALL FOR SOLIDARITY, CHICAGO: On July 21, we’ll be with UI Health Advanced Practice Providers, who will be taking a solidarity break and rallying together. UI Health is running from negotiations; we’re taking action. 1740 W Taylor, across from the hospital,12-12:30 p.m. BE THERE!
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Chicago Harbors workers are organizing with our union to win a fair and just contract. The workers are severely underpaid, with many unable to afford living in Chicago and some having to take multiple jobs. Watch our video about their struggle! youtu.be/96w5obiwUOg?...
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Chicago Harbors Workers Struggling to Stay Afloat as Westrec Makes Millions
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Join us for a UIC Advanced Practice Provider Solidarity Break and Rally on July 21! Advanced Practice Providers with Local 73 will be at 1740 W Taylor, across from the hospital, from 12-12:30 p.m.
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I'm in the room for some of the most important moments in my patients' lives. UIC's Board of Trustees doesn't think I deserve a voice in the room when it comes to my own job.
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 05/07/2026
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 05/07/2026
Congrats to the 86,000 healthcare workers at 90 downstate hospitals and nursing homes in New York who stuck together and WON a contract featuring pay raises, a $15 million enhancement to child care benefits, and layoff protections! #UnionsForAll 👏🏼👏🏾👏🏿
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POLITICO Pro: 1199SEIU nabs new contract for League health care workers
If ratified, the tentative agreement would go into effect Oct. 1, covering 86,000 union members in the downstate region.
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Disability Pride Month starts today. Disabled workers face higher unemployment, harder benefit processes, and workplaces that still treat accommodation like a favor. We know better. Because an injury to one is an injury to all.
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 25/06/2026
BREAKING: SCOTUS cleared the way for the Trump admin to strip more than 350,000 people of their work permits and deportation protections. Families will be separated and jobs lost. All working people will feel the impact. Congress must act quickly to protect TPS holders & provide #CitizenshipForAll.
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Skokie Public Library workers with Local 73 just won their second contract, and it includes some big wins! The library workers are essential to our community, and they must be treated as such.
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Elmhurst 205 custodial workers 🧹cleaned up 🧹 in their new contract, winning wage increases, better healthcare benefits and more!
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Juneteenth reminds us that Black liberation, civil rights, and workers' rights are connected. The freedoms won by those who came before us weren't guaranteed then and aren't guaranteed now. Each generation has a responsibility to defend and expand them. #UnionStrong #Juneteenth
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
At your workplace, there are two teams: the bosses and the workers. Be like Vozinha and save your workplace from the bosses by unionizing! #Vozinha #CaboVerde #WorldCup
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 15/06/2026
This ruse by Pres. Trump was all about distracting working people while gas prices, food, and energy bills skyrocket all around us. None of us needed a new ballroom or a UFC event at the White House… We need a living wage, affordable healthcare, & strong union contracts so we can protect each other.
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 08/06/2026
Last week Ericka White of @seiulocal73.bsky.social attended Palantir's virtual annual meeting. She'd hoped to raise some questions, but no attendees were given time to speak. Feels in line with how Palantir operates generally. 🤷🏾 What would you like to ask Palantir?
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
There is nothing more powerful than workers who refuse to be divided. LGBTQIA+ rights are workers’ rights. And this #PrideMonth, we’re making that crystal clear — in our locals, in our communities, and in the streets. United, we fight. United, we win. #pridemonth #unionstrong
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Safe Passage workers are organizing! ¡Los trabajadores de Safe Passage se están organizando!
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Check out this coverage of summer unemployment benefits for public school support staff from Capitol News Illinois! We are continuing to fight for the legislation. capitolnewsillinois.com/news/when-th...
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When the school year ends, their paychecks do too. Lawmakers could change that
Article Summary The Illinois General Assembly is considering extending unemployment benefits to public school support staff during the 10 to
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 20/05/2026
Solidarity with custodial staff in Illinois who are demanding a full-stop end to union-busting activity, disrespect at work, and racism in the workplace. ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Joe Sass, a member of SEIU Local 73 and a Chicago Public Schools crossing guard, was recognized by CPS for his work. NBC 5 covered the story. Our members work hard to keep Chicago and its residents safe. Well done, Joe! www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/l...
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Longtime Chicago Public Schools crossing guard honored
A longtime Chicago Public Schools crossing guard was honored on Tuesday. Randy Gyllenhaal reports.
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Today, we were at the Blue Island school board meeting to demand that custodial staff are treated with the respect they deserve. The district’s history of anti-union activity and racism must end! #blueisland #blueislandillinois #chicago #unionstrong
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Use the link below to tell your legislators to support the Illinois Rideshare Drivers’ Union Bill! secure.ngpvan.com/XUBWEZXrWkSr...
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TAKE ACTION: Urge your legislator to stand with rideshare drivers!
Your legislator is about to cast a vote, and it’s a choice between standing with working people or siding with billion-dollar corporations like Uber and Lyft! Tell your state legislators: Vote YES on ...
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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Today, we went with Westrec harbor workers to the Chicago Parks District board meeting to advocate for better support and compensation. The workers work hard to keep Chicago harbors safe, yet Westrec has offered them paltry compensation. Read more: seiu73.org/2026/05/west...
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Westrec Harbor Workers Advocate for better pay, support at Chicago Parks District Board Meeting – SEIU Local 73
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