Labor
Chicago Mayor Johnson: No city funds for labor law-breaking firms
September 28, 2026“The people’s checkbook is not a getaway car” for wrongdoers, the mayor declares.
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Two freight railroads account for half of industry safety problems
September 25, 2026Derailments, fatalities among Hundreds of violations cited at Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern
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Some 7,000 Chicago hotel workers ready to walk
September 24, 2026They authorize a strike in an 85-to-15 percent vote.
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Detroit’s Union Hall Arts residency blends organizing and creative power
September 24, 2026Paul Robeson said, “The artist must take sides.” The worker-artists in this program are making clear where they stand.
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Labor, civil rights groups sue to stop ICE at the polls
September 23, 2026Groups determined to prevent use of armed troops to intimidate voters
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