Monica Gordon, Candidate for 5th District Cook County Commissioner, Issues Statement Regarding WTTW Electrical Workers’ Strike
Monica Gordon, Candidate for 5th District Cook County Commissioner, Issues Statement Regarding WTTW Electrical Workers’ Strike (Cook County, Ill.) — Monica Gordon, Democratic candidate for 5th District Cook County Commissioner, issued the following statement regarding the WTTW Channel 11 strike:
“I stand in solidarity with the IBEW workers in strike at WTTW and will not participate in WTTW’s candidate airtime until the action is fully resolved,“ said Gordon. “We must stand with our brothers and sisters in labor as they fight for what they deserve.”
The dozen WTTW technicians, graphic artists and floor crew members, who are all members of IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) Local 1220, went on strike at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. This is the first strike in the history of WTTW, a PBS-member television station. The strike comes after close to a year of contract negotiations and after four years of grievances, four of which advanced to arbitration where the decisions came in favor of the union. IBEW Local 1220 has been working with WTTW since the 1950s.
Gordon currently holds several endorsements from local elected officials and labor unions, including endorsements from SEIU Local 73, Heat and Frost Insulators Local 17, and retiring 5th district incumbent Commissioner Deborah Sims.
About Monica Gordon
Monica Gordon is a dedicated community advocate whose priorities include equitable education and strengthening economic development in the Southland. She was recently elected to serve as a trustee on the Prairie State College board and she currently serves as the Director of Government Affairs and Community Relations at Chicago State University. Prior to that, Monica served as Executive Director for the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation for over 2 years. Monica serves on various nonprofit boards such as the Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation, Girls 4 Science and the JASSAC foundation. Monica is also the founder and President of EQ Capital Consulting LLC, a firm that specializes in emotional intelligence assessment and training, speech communication, political consulting and fundraising.
Monica Gordon, Candidate for 5th District Cook County Commissioner, Issues Statement Regarding WTTW Electrical Workers’ Strike
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