Teamsters’ union employees who have authorized a strike against IDOT were holding a protest in front of it’s headquarters on Wednesday.

The union has been working without a contract since last summer. Teamsters’ Local 916 President JP Fyans says they aren’t on strike yet – but if they did - progress on rebuilding the states transportation network would grind to a halt.

A major sticking point in negotiations surrounds moving union members to a different health care plan that members says equals a pay cut.