Zach Carlson

LATEST ARTICLES BY Zach Carlson

• Labor

  

  Strike: AFSCME workers at Illinois State University hold the line

  April 21, 2026 By Zach Carlson

  AFSCME 1110 represents the university’s most critical workers: building service workers, culinary workers, and grounds workers. They labor tirelessly to ensure the university functions

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• Labor

  

  Illinois unions discover Marriott imported non-union contractors from around the country

  December 3, 2024 By Zach Carlson

  Bloomington-Normal labor discovers gross exploitation.

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• Labor

  

  Facing austerity drive, Illinois State University tenure track faculty fight for contract

  November 26, 2024 By Zach Carlson

  They’re already nine months into contract negotiations, the 600 members are standing strong.

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• Labor

  

  Illinois State University service workers win a new contract

  April 22, 2022 By Zach Carlson

  The lowest paid workers move from $12.50 an hour to $15.00 an hour.

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• Labor

  

  Graduate Workers Union fights on at Illinois State University

  October 6, 2021 By Zach Carlson

  A strike authorization vote is now underway until Oct. 10.

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• Labor

  

  SEIU Graduate Workers Union in stalled talks at Illinois State University

  March 1, 2021 By Zach Carlson

  Winning a union was tough enough for the graduate student workers at ISU but negotiating a contract has been even harder.

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• Culture

  

  ‘To See Each Other,’ People’s Action podcast challenges rural America’s stereotypes

  September 28, 2020 By Zach Carlson

  Producers see a possible resurgence of progressive activity in rural areas.

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• News

  

  Illinois energy companies planning utility shutoff spree when moratorium expires

  July 31, 2020 By Zach Carlson

  They are determined to cut the cord on families who can’t pay up, but residents and activists are fighting back.

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