Illinois
New law gives 640K Illinois ‘permatemp’ workers a massive raise
August 8, 2023Law also bans the use of scabs.
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104-year-old labor veteran Bea Lumpkin rallies Starbucks strikers in Chicago
July 17, 2023"No matter how big the company is, we workers are stronger—when we're united!" declared Lumpkin at a noisy spirited rally Thursday in the West Loop.
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El uso de inmigrantes como peones por parte de los gobernadores del sur crea una emergencia en Chicago
May 16, 2023Apenas unos días antes de entregar su oficina al nuevo alcalde Brandon Johnson, la alcaldesa saliente Lori Lightfoot se vio obligada la semana pasada a declarar el estado de emergencia en Chicago debido al cruel uso...
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Chicago REI Store workers seek to unionize
April 6, 2023Disappointment with the company’s failure to live up to its professed progressive ideals motivates workers to seek union representation.
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Peoria library workers don’t want to live in poverty
March 27, 2023Underpaid workers take action by hitting the streets in a picket line.
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