strikes

Janitors and farm workers: Two strikes remembered

April 18, 2016 By Rev. Jim Conn

"Before me almost a thousand janitors wearing deep purple Service Employee International Union T-shirts lined up to march..."

Verizon working families strike for better workplace

April 14, 2016 By Kenneth Quinnell

After months of negotiations with the telecommunications giant, they've decided to take a stand to create a better workplace.

Verizon giveback demands force 39,000 on East Coast out on strike

April 13, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg

"Verizon made $39 billion in profits over the last three years, but the company is still insisting on givebacks that would devastate our jobs."

For these new Chicago teachers, April 1 strike was all about students

April 12, 2016 By Teresa Albano

Chicago teachers went on strike to protest Bruce Rauner and the budget crisis, which threatens public schools and state universities.

Teachers lead wave of strikes and job actions in Chicago

March 31, 2016 By John Wojcik

April 1 is likely to go down in history as unions and community organizations representing people from all walks of life stage strikes and actions from one end of the city to the other.