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Illinois Chicago's immigrant workforce and employers confront new era of fear 2025-11-24 [National Catholic Reporter]
Illinois Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for a general strike: Here’s why it matters 2025-11-19 [Monthly Review]
Illinois How a small Chicago nonprofit is resisting Trump's war on DEI 2025-11-19 [NPR]
VIDEO Illinois Shawn Fain 'Show Us Support & Call A General Strike' UAW 551 Chicago Member Message To UAW President For more info 2025-10-22 [LVP]
VIDEO Illinois 'Hands Off Chicago' Mayor Brandon Johnson On 'No Kings Day' Calls For National General Strike Against Fascist Attacks For more info 2025-10-20 [LVP]
Illinois Chicago Teachers Union president elected to lead Illinois Federation of Teachers 2025-10-19 [ABC]
VIDEO Illinois As Trump Military Takeover Imminent In Chicago Labor Day 2025 Rally At Haymarket Square For more info 2025-09-04 [LVP]
Illinois Chicago Teachers Union statement against federal occupation 2025-09-03 [Chicago Teachers Union]
Illinois How One Teamsters Local Is Striking to Protect Immigrant Workers 2025-08-25 [The American Prospect]
Illinois ‘This Is What The Labor Movement Needs More Of’ - A 24-Year-Old Auto Worker & Union Organizer Announces His Candidacy For Illinois’ 16th Congressional District 2025-08-12 [WNY Labor Today]
Illinois Airgas faces lawsuit for allegedly using hazardous gas on Peoria picketers. What to know 2025-08-09 [The Register-Mail]
Illinois The Chicago Teacher Union on the GOP's big ugly bills passage 2025-07-16 [Chicago Teachers Union]
Illinois Northwestern University postdoctoral researchers petition school to recognize union 2025-07-09 [Chicago Tribune]
Illinois The Chicago Teacher Union on the GOP's big ugly bills passage 2025-07-03 [Chicago Teachers Union]
Illinois Chicago Public Schools lays off 161 workers, including 15% of crossing guards 2025-06-29 [NBC]
Illinois Following years of grassroots efforts, a driver-led coalition secures commitment from Uber to support statewide legislation that will pave a pathway to unionization 2025-06-17 [IAM]
Illinois Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago federation of labour stand in solidarity with unions in Los Angeles and our immigrant communities in Chicago 2025-06-13 [Chicago Teachers Union]
Illinois Chicago Teachers approve contract with remarkable gains 2025-04-22 [Labor Notes]
VIDEO Illinois Chicago History Museum accused of anti-union retaliation 2025-04-06 [FOX 32]
Illinois New museum in Pullman to recognize women’s role in labor movement 2025-04-04 [The Tribune]
Illinois Teamsters Union slams Gov. Pritzker for vetoing warehouse worker protection act 2025-03-27 [International Brotherhood of Teamsters]
Illinois Chicago nurses demand an end to VA staffing cuts 2025-03-27 [National Nurses United]
Illinois Chicago teachers and firefighters unions pledge solidarity as city's remaining contracts to setlle 2025-03-23 [Chicago Teachers Union]
VIDEO Illinois UE, The War On Labor, The Witch Hunts & The Labor Party Question With UE President Carl Rosen For more info 2025-03-16 [LVP]
Illinois As anti-DEI movement grows, women call for more Illinois trades jobs 2025-03-06 [KPVI]
Illinois US Department of Labor recovers $60K in back wages, damages for 10 Chicago sanitation workers denied overtime pay 2025-01-17 [DOL]
Illinois Building trades unions adding maternity benefits to retain, attract women to construction trades 2025-01-14 [The Labor Tribune]
Illinois SIUE employees come together in one strong union 2025-01-07 [The Labor Tribune]
Illinois ‘A good, viable option’: More women are choosing to work in the trades for better pay and benefits 2025-01-03 [The Daily Herald]
Illinois Death on the Night Shift at Frozen Pizza Factories in Chicago 2024-12-21 [New York Times]
VIDEO Illinois Amazon workers go on strike at multiple facilities, including one in Skokie 2024-12-19 [WGN]
Illinois IL Workers Can Now Claim Unpaid Wages Through I-CASH 2024-11-26 [Il Senator Sue Rezin]
Illinois 'Slap in the face:' Abrupt closure of last Pepsi plant in Chicago leaves workers stunned For more info 2024-10-30 [USAToday]
Illinois Cracked Skull, Fractured Bones Show Danger for Rivian Factory's Workers 2024-10-23 [Bloomberg]
Illinois A life of care: Remembering Alberta Walker, union trailblazer 2024-10-17 [The Tribe]
Illinois Union Miners’ Cemetery Celebrates 125th Anniversary in Mt. Olive 2024-10-16 [UMWA]
Illinois IL lawmakers, UAW leaders call on Stellantis to reopen Belvidere assembly plant 2024-10-12 [ABC]
Illinois Iron Workers’ Dave Beard named Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council’s Labor Man of the Year 2024-10-08 [The Tribune]
Illinois Flight Attendants at United Airlines Vote 99.99% to Authorize a Strike 2024-08-28 [AFA-CWA]
Illinois CWA president Claude Cummings Jr to deliver remarks at DNC 2024-08-21 [CWA]
Illinois IL bans companies from holding mandatory anti-union meetings 2024-08-02 [WKAR]
Illinois Under new law, IL employers can’t force workers to sit through anti-union meetings 2024-08-01 [Capitol News IL]
Illinois West Suburban Medical Center Hiring Union-Busters 2024-07-15 [LaborLab]
Illinois Teamsters, lawmakers demand Amazon stop illegal union-busting 2024-07-05 [International Brotherhood of Teamsters]
Illinois Amazon Drivers Strike Over Labor Violations At Skokie Station 2024-07-04 [Patch]
Illinois Univ Of Chicago Medical Center workers vote to strike 2024-07-04 [Hyde Park Herald]
Illinois IL Amazon Drivers Strike, Demand Union Contract 2024-06-29 [Labor Notes]
Illinois Chicago teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract 2024-06-24 [Grist]
Illinois Charter school operators file suit seeking to declare state law requiring union neutrality ‘invalid’ 2024-06-21 [The Tribune]
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