News Clips Archive: Most Recent

• February 21, 2012
  Chicago School Closure Protest Moves To Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Block
  Parents and teachers take protest over school closings to a school in Mayor Emanuel's backyard
• February 21, 2012
  AFL-CIO chief goes on the offensive
  Richard Trumka hopes to take advantage of the growing frustration with Wall Street and concerns about income inequality to reverse organized labor's long decline.
• February 16, 2012
  Emanuel Names New Fire Chief – Are Cuts Next?
  Emanuel’s choice to succeed outgoing fire commissioner Robert Hoff, would not say Thursday whether he shares his view that crew sizes should not be reduced.
• February 15, 2012
  Warehouse workers say Wal-Mart has to pay up
  Workers file lawsuit against Wal-Mart, saying the corporation must stop hiding behind subcontractors that violate their rights
• February 07, 2012
  Ill.gains manufacturing jobs for first time in 10 years
  Illinois companies added nearly 3,500 industrial jobs in the last year, showing signs that manufacturing is still an important segment of the state's economy
• February 07, 2012
  Chicago lawmakers file bills to rein in school closings, class sizes
  Legislators are moving a bill in Springfield to rein in school closings, consolidations and phase-outs by Chicago Public Schools
• February 03, 2012
  O'Hare bookstore firings renew living wage push for Chicago airports
  The union representing 1,300 workers at the city's airports are renewing their push for worker protections after employees were fired this week
• February 03, 2012
  AFSCME members protest state worker raise cancellations
  State workers deliver a collection notice to Governor Pat Quinn demanding pay for raises they were promised
• February 02, 2012
  Impact of American Airlines job cuts on Chicago still unclear
  A union leader calls American Airline's proposal to slash workforce, salaries and benefits "an absolute outrage"
• January 26, 2012
  Indiana is the latest battleground over organized labor laws
  Indiana Right to Work bill threatens to undermine workers' ability to bargain collectively for better wages, benefits and safety conditions
• January 25, 2012
  More Lockouts as Companies Battle Unions
  More companies are utilizing lockouts in order to gain leverage in negotiations with workers

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