CFL News Archive: Most Recent

• February 21, 2012
  Right to Work and its impact on the labor movement
  Indiana just passed the first Right to Work law of any state in a decade in America's rustbelt. What does this mean for Indiana and the rest of us?
• February 21, 2012
  Legislators call on Quinn to honor union contract
  A bi-partisan group of 42 state legislators called on Gov. Pat Quinn to comply with his contractual obligations under the state's labor agreements with AFSCME and other unions by implementing the pay raises due employees as of July 1, 2011.
• February 16, 2012
  Chicago Teamsters Authorize Hostess Strike Pending Court Action
  Local 734 Members Hold Steady Against Unfair Contract Terms
• February 16, 2012
  Teachers union presents plan to strengthen Chicago public schools
  A coalition of teachers, parents, local school leaders and other community leaders presented a plan to improve Chicago's neighborhood schools titled, The Schools Chicago's Students Deserve.
• February 16, 2012
  DePaul Labor Ed program offering High School Union Summer School
  DePaul University's Labor Education Program will offer a union summer school program for high school students July 9-13
• February 16, 2012
  Fire Fighter Union leader stands up for public employees
  The president of the Chicago Fire Fighters Union (IAFF Local 2) responds to a recent op-ed in the Sun-Times attacking public employees.
• February 08, 2012
  Thurs., Feb. 9: Getting Paid to Cause Trouble: Careers in Social Justice
  Join the Chicago Center for Working-Class Studies for its nearly-annual forum on working in social justice
• February 07, 2012
  $2.2 million in wages and benefits returned to Illinois workers
  Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that her office has collected nearly $2.2 million in wages and benefits owed to Illinois workers over the last two years.
• February 02, 2012
  IFT supports Quinn’s efforts to fix budget problems
  The Illinois Federation Teachers responds to Gov. Pat Quinn's State of the State address supporting his call for job creation and investment in schools
• January 27, 2012
  Union membership sees slight increase in face of attacks
  Union membership in Illinois and across the country ticked up slightly despite a rash of attacks on working people and collective bargaining rights

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