Tag: SEIU Local 73

A man speaks into a megaphone in front of a university building. Two people hold a yellow sign that says "Graduate Employees Organization." The protest took place on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

University of Illinois students, unions launch campaign to ‘De-ICE’ campus contracts

Dozens of U of I students and workers gathered on campus Wednesday to demand the school cut ties with companies profiting from immigration enforcement.

A woman holds a microphone. People with SEIU shirts and signs stand in the background.

UPDATE: University of Illinois food and building service workers vote for new contract, officially ending strike

Updated at 4 PM on Oct. 3, 2024 CHAMPAIGN — Custodial and dining workers at the University of Illinois have voted to accept the administration’s contract proposal instead of going back on strike. The new contract will last three years. Hourly wages will go up by one dollar the first year, 90 cents the next

At least 50 people hold "On Strike" signs and listen to a speaker. Many wear purple "SEIU" shirts. They stand on a lawn in front of a domed building.

U of I students feel the effects of SEIU strike, other campus unions rally with building and service workers

URBANA – The University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign has closed a dining hall and stopped serving hot food at campus stores while building and food service workers are on strike. Students say lines are longer and the food options are limited at what remains open. Sophomore Sauntrel Johnson has been missing his favorite part of his meal,

A Vietnamese dining hall worker holds a "On Strike" sign. Other workers are behind him on the sidewalk at an intersection.

University of Illinois dining and custodial workers go on strike

Food and building service workers, represented by Service Employees International Union Local 73, at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign went on strike Monday morning. Wages are a major issue. “They give us just a little bit every year,” said building service worker Liem To. “A lot of departments get a lot more money than

University of Illinois says dining and custodial workers may strike as soon as Sunday

The university said they have scheduled six more bargaining sessions.

University of Illinois building and food service workers vote to strike

Updated 6 p.m. Sept. 13, 2023 URBANA — As a building service worker at the University of Illinois, Melody Decker has cleaned up feces in shower stalls and vomit that just missed trash cans. Despite her own visceral reactions to bodily fluids, she loves her job. She said she has made lasting friendships with students

The newest Decatur Public Schools teaching assistants and security guards make about $19 an hour. Tuesday, they rallied for higher wages.

Teaching assistants and security officers rallied Tuesday in front of the Decatur Public Schools Board of Education meeting.

University of Illinois dining and building workers vote to allow September strike

URBANA — Service workers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are willing to strike in September after their current contract expires. Of the workers who cast their votes over the past two weeks, 91 percent authorized the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73 to start preparing to strike. “Not only was it an overwhelming