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Thursday, 06 November 2008 Labor paves the way to victory
Friday, 31 October 2008 600,000+ vote early
Thursday, 30 October 2008 Last day to vote early!
Wednesday, 15 October 2008 City budget slashes 929 jobs, 1,346 vacancies
Wednesday, 15 October 2008 Mayor Daley to release city budget today
Wednesday, 08 October 2008 1,000 Illinois Administrators Win a Union Voice With AFSCME
Tuesday, 07 October 2008 Voter registration deadline: October 7!
Thursday, 11 September 2008 Lawmakers move one step closer to jobs bill
Friday, 29 August 2008 Gov. slashes 450 child protection, human service and parks jobs
Friday, 22 August 2008 "Labor Is" ad campaign promotes union members over Labor Day
Thursday, 26 June 2008 Barack Obama: Labor's Candidate
Tuesday, 17 June 2008 Million member mobilization
Friday, 13 June 2008 5 years on strike at the Congress Hotel
Wednesday, 14 May 2008 CFL officer named to county health board
Thursday, 01 May 2008 Chicago Labor Reclaims May Day
Tuesday, 22 April 2008 Dangerous work
Thursday, 13 March 2008 Keep score at home
Thursday, 06 March 2008 Authors to discuss Charleston 5 labor struggle at Chicago event
Thursday, 07 February 2008 City Council Saves CTA Funding
Friday, 01 February 2008 Job Report Shows Slow Economy
Friday, 18 January 2008 Chicago's labor unions honor and thank Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Wednesday, 16 January 2008 Doomsday averted!
Friday, 11 January 2008 Doomsday averted?
Wednesday, 12 December 2007 Jay's Potato Chips: No longer a union-made snack
Tuesday, 11 December 2007 All we want for Christmas...is to go to work!
Tuesday, 13 November 2007 "Kryptonite for America’s workers"
Wednesday, 07 November 2007 Labor History Society honors NEA at annual dinner
Wednesday, 31 October 2007 Countdown to Doomsday
Thursday, 11 October 2007 CTA warns of steep cuts, layoffs
Friday, 05 October 2007 Latest Job Numbers Paint Uncertain Picture
Friday, 05 October 2007 Teamsters Reach Tentative Agreement with UPS
Friday, 05 October 2007 Teamsters ratify 10-year deal with city
Thursday, 27 September 2007 UAW settles strike with GM
Friday, 14 September 2007 Transit cuts temporarily averted; long-term fix still needed
Wednesday, 05 September 2007 Transit funding bill stalls
Tuesday, 04 September 2007 Labor unveils statue of historic leader
Friday, 24 August 2007 Transit authority prepares layoffs, fare hikes
Wednesday, 15 August 2007 Communication workers make headlines with contract fight
Wednesday, 08 August 2007 17,500 union members interview candidates for president
Tuesday, 17 July 2007 AFL-CIO Announces Presidential Forum in Chicago on August 7 moderated by MSNBC's Keith Olbermann
Thursday, 12 July 2007 CTA warns 1,094 job cuts
Tuesday, 15 May 2007 2007 Scholarship Winners Announced
Thursday, 26 April 2007 Chicago reclaims May Day
Friday, 30 March 2007 Report: Chicagoans overwhelmingly support Living Wage Ordinance
Thursday, 08 February 2007 Ads tell why America needs Employee Free Choice Act
Monday, 29 January 2007 Labor, Community Leaders Join Forces Against County Cuts
Thursday, 25 January 2007 Union membership on the rise in Illinois
Friday, 05 January 2007 One in Five Activists Fired for Trying to Form Union
Thursday, 04 January 2007 Home Depot's CEO Resigns, Claims $200 Million Parachute
Friday, 29 December 2006 Steelworkers Ratify Contract
 
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