Striking WTTW technicians to lose group health care insurance
WTTW notified two dozen technicians they will lose group health insurance April 1 as their strike against the public TV station enters its third week.
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WTTW notified two dozen technicians they will lose group health insurance April 1 as their strike against the public TV station enters its third week.
On Monday, the Chicago public TV station notified the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1220, which represents the striking workers, that it will terminate group health insurance coverage for the technicians as of April 1. “One of the guys on the picket line actively has cancer, and a couple of guys have had cancer in the past,” said John Rizzo,...
The company’s move comes as no new talks have been scheduled in a walkout that began March 16.
As the first strike in WTTW-Channel 11's history enters its second week, politicians are being urged to honor the picket lines -- both real and virtual.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot urged the station to reach a fair contract with members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and end a strike that began last week.