Chanting “enough is enough!” striking clerical workers at City Colleges of Chicago rallied downtown Wednesday and demanded management do the “moral thing” by giving them a “fair” contract.
“We’re not going to take not having a fair contract any longer!” said Delores Withers, president of the Federation of College Clerical and Technical Personnel, the union representing the striking workers. “We deserve a livable wage and respect!”
About 100 people, including union supporters not on strike, gathered outside the Colleges’ district office at 180 N. Wabash Ave. in the Loop.
“We deserve fair pay,” said Vanessa Johnson, 51, who works in the bursar’s office at Harold Washington College and makes about $20 an hour after 12 years with the city colleges. “I was disgusted when I found out some of the part-timers don’t even make minimum wage. We want to be respected and appreciated.”
About 450 full- and part-time workers have been without a contract for almost three years. They hit the picket lines Wednesday morning.
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