Worker Strike Costs One School $500K

by Collin Hitt The construction worker strike in the Chicago area has cost Naperville schools at least $500,000, reports the Daily Herald. Construction crews may be back to work at Naperville Central High School, but the weeklong delay due to a labor strike is likely to cost the district at least $500,000… Work came to...

by Collin Hitt

The construction worker strike in the Chicago area has cost Naperville schools at least $500,000, reports the Daily Herald.

Construction crews may be back to work at Naperville Central High School, but the weeklong delay due to a labor strike is likely to cost the district at least $500,000…

Work came to a halt July 1 when the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 and Laborers’ District Council of Chicago and Vicinity went on strike. The unions are at odds over pay and benefits with the Mid-America Regional Bargaining Association and Excavators Inc.

Granted, $500,000 might pale in comparison to the $87 million renovation project at Naperville Central High School – but’s still equivalent to the average yearly salary of six teachers within the Naperville school district.

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