Chicago union threatens Lightfoot with strike just days before mayoral election

CHICAGO - The union representing thousands of city workers is putting pressure on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to immediately settle a fair contract.

With the mayoral election just days away, AFSCME Local 31 is threatening a strike.

The two parties were tentatively set to return to the bargaining table on Thursday.

In a statement posted to Twitter, union leaders say members have been without a contract since last summer.

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The latest extension ends this Saturday, along with a temporary ban on work stoppages. That would allow the union to begin the internal process to authorize a strike.

AFSCME Local 31 represents 3,000 city workers in almost every city department.