Preckwinkle facing labor woes as about 2,000 Cook County employees take to the picket line a day after earlier strike by nurses
(Chicago Tribune Religion News)

About 2,000 Cook County employees went on strike Friday morning, a day after the county hospital system`s nurses also staged a work stoppage despite Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle`s continued hope for negotiations with all unions to wrap up.