Negotiations that have been underway since November stalled last month, and the strike-authorization vote is set for Saturday, sid Ricky Baldwin, chief negotiator for Service Employees International Union Local 73's UIUC Chapter 119. URBANA — Hundreds of food-service and building-service employees at the University of Illinois could vote next week to authorize a strike over their pay and working conditions, according to Service Employees International Union Local 73. read more