Hear in Yolanda Rodriguez’s own words how she and fellow University of Illinois at Chicago workers leveraged people power during their strike for fairer wages and better job protections—power not just in their own strength as SEIU Local 73 members but in rock solid solidarity from Teamster members working a construction site across the street.
Hear how members of the Teamsters Union joined striking SEIU Local 73 members
We went on strike — other workers joined in.
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