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A statement from SEIU Local 73 said the deal, pending
ratification, includes unprecedented wage increases and
improvements to working conditions.
Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski said the SEIU and the Chicago
Teachers Union are in a favorable position with Brandon Johnson
as mayor.
“The SEIU is not dumb. They’re going to ask for plenty and see
if they can get it,” Dabrowski said.
Dabrowski said the unions scratch the politicians’ backs, and in
return the government workers get big benefits, big pay and big
power.
“You’re adding insult to injury to most ordinary Illinoisans who
don’t have any such guarantees for them. Most ordinary
Chicagoans don’t have a guaranteed pension or a guaranteed
contract,” Dabrowski said.
The deal for park district workers is expected to cost Chicago
taxpayers a lot more money.
SEIU workers will get unprecedented wage increases, according to
a statement from the union, pending ratification of the
tentative agreement. Dabrowski said ordinary Chicagoans are
going to have to pay a lot more for government employees.
“All these workers want big, big raises. They have guaranteed
multi-year contracts when they sign these things. Many of them
get guaranteed pensions,” Dabrowski said.
SEIU Local 73 President Dian Palmer expressed heartfelt
gratitude to Johnson and his staff for their instrumental role
in facilitating the agreement.
The SEIU endorsed Johnson for mayor and donated more than $4
million to his campaign.
The agreement was announced just days before registration opened
for park district summer camps and programs.
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