News Clips Archive: Most Recent

• May 14, 2012
  Nurses push tax on trades to help sick
  An op-ed published in the Chicago Sun-Times describes an effort led by the National Nurses United to help cash-strapped communities by taxing Wall Street
• May 14, 2012
  Preparing for battle in a war of ideas at protest central
  A closer look at some union and community activists, including the group Stand Up Chicago!, and their commitment to building strong communities
• May 10, 2012
  Group planning NATO protest threatens to sue city
  Nurses protest a last-minute change to their permit for a protest and rally on Thursday, May 18
• May 10, 2012
  Letter to the Editor: A preposterous pension plan
  The President of the Chicago Firefighters Union responds to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's pension proposal to limit benefits for retirees
• May 08, 2012
  Organized labor to Springfield leaders: pass gaming solution
  The Chicago Federation of Labor joined other unions in urging lawmakers in Springfield to pass a gaming bill that would create thousands of jobs across Illinois
• May 02, 2012
  Nearly 800 Joliet Caterpillar workers on strike
  Machinists at Caterpillar in Joliet reject the company's attempt to freeze pay for 6 years, increase health care costs and eliminate pensions
• April 24, 2012
  City Council approves Emanuel's rebuilding plan
  Chicago leads the way with a plan approved today to leverage private capital for public works projects
• April 24, 2012
  What would Abe think about Gov. Scott Walker?
  Larry Spivack, President of the Illinois Labor History Society, wonders what Abraham Lincoln would think about the Wisconsin Governor
• April 23, 2012
  VIDEO: Gov. Walker met by protesters in Chicago
  Hundreds of union members protest an appearance by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in Chicago on Friday
• April 20, 2012
  Jorge Ramirez: Illinois offers lessons for Wisconsin governor
  In an op-ed in the Chicago Sun-Times, Jorge Ramirez says Illinois' unions have helped improve the state's economy while Wisconsin has attacked unions, and lost jobs
• April 18, 2012
  Wis. Gov. Walker visits Illinois, blasts ‘mess’ in government
  In a city that’s seen its share of political theater, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker took the stage Tuesday with an anti-tax, anti-union message aimed at Illinois’ ruling Democrats as throngs of union faithful outside called for his removal from office.

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