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• FACEBOOK - May 19, 2013 Join Next Up: Chicago Young Workers for movie night on Tuesday, May 21 at IBEW 1...
  
• FACEBOOK - May 17, 2013 Teachers, parents and supporters begin a 3-day march in Chicago tomorrow to stan...
  
• FACEBOOK - May 17, 2013 Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the construction workers killed...
  
• CFL NEWS - May 15, 2013 CFL hosts scholarship winners at reception
  Winners of the 2013 William A. Lee Memorial Scholarship were presented with their awards at a reception at the Chicago Federation of Labor Tuesday evening
• FACEBOOK - May 10, 2013 Help 'stamp out hunger' tomorrow. Leave food donations by your mailbox on Saturd...
  
• FACEBOOK - May 10, 2013 Gene Sperling, Director of the National Economic Council, explains in 60 seconds...
  
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• CFL NEWS - May 09, 2013 Help stamp out hunger
  On Saturday, May 11, letter carriers will conduct the nation's largest single-day food drive to benefit local communities
• NEWS CLIP - May 07, 2013 Legislators Likely To Override Quinn's 'Smart Grid' Bill Veto
  
• PRESS RELEASE - May 07, 2013 Statement from Jorge Ramirez, Chicago Federation of Labor President, on Governor Quinn’s veto on Senate Bill 9
  The Chicago Federation of Labor calls for the legislature to override the veto of the job-creating 'Smart Grid' bill
• FACEBOOK - May 04, 2013 Where does Bryce Harper, 2012 NL Rookie of the Year from the Washington National...
  
• FACEBOOK - May 03, 2013 CFL President Jorge Ramirez makes the case for safer workplaces through immigrat...
  
• NEWS CLIP - May 03, 2013 UNO charter school teachers unionize
  87 percent of teachers at charter schools operated by UNO in Chicago have voted to join a union
• NEWS CLIP - May 02, 2013 Jorge Ramirez: Make Workplaces Safer With Immigration Reform
  President Ramirez writes on the Huffington Post that immigration reform will help reduce the number of workplace injuries and fatalities suffered every year
• FACEBOOK - May 02, 2013 May Day rally at the Haymarket Monument in Chicago
  
• FACEBOOK - April 30, 2013 Join us at Haymarket Square in Chicago on Wednesday, May 1 at 2:30pm!
  
• CFL NEWS - April 26, 2013 May Day in Chicago
  Working people will join immigration reform activists to stand up for rights and a roadmap to citizenship in Chicago on May 1
• NEWS CLIP - April 26, 2013 Labor To Stand In Solidarity With Immigration Reform Advocates On May Day
  Chicago community, faith and labor allies said they stand in solidarity with immigrant rights advocates and will make a push for comprehensive immigration reform at the upcoming May Day workers' march and celebration in the city.
• NEWS CLIP - April 24, 2013 Fast-food workers walk for better pay
  1-day walkout downtown follows similar moves around country
• NEWS CLIP - April 12, 2013 Road to stronger economy, communities includes citizenship
  Illinois labor leaders join small business owners in call for immigration reform
• CFL NEWS - April 10, 2013 Saturday mail delivery saved, for now
  The United State Postal Service has backed off its plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery after steep opposition
• CFL NEWS - April 08, 2013 Carol James named 2013 CFL Woman of the Year
  The Chicago Federation of Labor presented Carol James, Laborers' Local 1092, with it's Woman of the Year award at the April delegates meeting
• PRESS RELEASE - April 04, 2013 CFL announces 2013 scholarship winners
  The Chicago Federation of Labor today announced the winners of the William A. Lee Memorial Scholarship awards for 2013
• CFL NEWS - April 04, 2013 Most commonly held jobs pay less than $30,000 per year
  U.S. workers in seven of the ten most common professions make less than $30,000 a year. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
• PRESS RELEASE - March 28, 2013 School closings pose roadblocks to educating kids, teachers say
  Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown talks to Chicago Public Schools teachers about the impact of school closings
• PRESS RELEASE - March 27, 2013 Ramirez elected to National Labor College Board of Trustees
  Chicago Federation of Labor President Jorge Ramirez has been elected to serve on the Board of Trustees for the nation's only college dedicated to serving the educational needs of the labor movement.
• PRESS RELEASE - March 26, 2013 President Ramirez honored with national America Competes Award
  Chicago Federation of Labor President Jorge Ramirez received the prestigious America Competes Award for Public Service from the Council on Competitiveness
• CFL NEWS - March 26, 2013 Chicago’s labor movement to stand with Latino community, students and others to support comprehensive immigration reform
  Leaders from the Chicago labor movement were joined by Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO, and Joseph Hansen, UFCW, students and community leaders to call for a fix to the nation’s broken immigration system that protects workers and keeps families united.
• NEWS CLIP - March 07, 2013 Unions shift attention to small shops
  Chicago's unions are working grassroots community strategies to help workers exercise their rights
• CFL NEWS - March 04, 2013 AFSCME reaches tentative contract for state employees
  After more than a year of bargaining, the state's largest public employee union has reached a tentative contract agreement with Gov. Pat Quinn
• NEWS CLIP - February 25, 2013 Manufacturing jobs growing faster in Chicago than U.S., study finds
  A study by the University of Illinois at Chicago shows that Chicago's manufacturing sector outpaced the rest of the country in growth over the last year
• NEWS CLIP - January 31, 2013 Lawn signs show union support
  A look at the thousands of "Proud Union Home" signs all across the Chicago area
• NEWS CLIP - January 30, 2013 Letter to the editor: Only bullies cut Medicare
  In a joint letter to the editor published in the Chicago Sun-Times, Jorge Ramirez and Michael Carrigan stand up to Republican bullies in Congress who want to slash programs to families and seniors
• PRESS RELEASE - January 30, 2013 Unions and Dems to House Republicans: Stop holding families and seniors hostage in fiscal cliff talks
  State’s top labor leaders, members of Congress call for closing tax loopholes for Wall Street and top 2%, no cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
• CFL NEWS - January 23, 2013 Pension reform still on the table
  Members of the Illinois General Assembly look to tackle the growing pension debt obligation during this year's session
• CFL NEWS - January 22, 2013 City Council passes wage-theft ordinance
  Chicago aldermen passed an ordinance that allows the city to revoke business licenses of employers found guilty of wage-stealing
• PRESS RELEASE - December 12, 2012 Union Leaders Call on City to Rebid O’Hare Contract, Pass Ordinance to Protect Workers and Taxpayers
  Just days remain before contract with United Maintenance goes into effect, jeopardizing the jobs, wages and benefits of nearly 350 janitors and window washers at O’Hare International Airport
• PRESS RELEASE - December 04, 2012 Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago names Jorge Ramirez, others to board of directors
  Chicago Federation of Labor president Jorge Ramirez named to board of Chicago region's Federal Reserve Bank
• PRESS RELEASE - November 29, 2012 Labor Federations Call on Governor Quinn to End Attack on Bargaining Rights
  Leaders of the state's two largest labor federations stand up for members of AFSCME in their contract fight
• PRESS RELEASE - November 29, 2012 2013 Scholarship Applications Available Online January 1
  Applications for the 2013 William A. Lee Memorial Scholarship will be available online beginning January 1