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Actors and writers on strike rally in Philadelphia and Chicago as union action spreads
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoStriking screenwriters and actors held rallies in Philadelphia and Chicago on Thursday as the labor...
Progressive challenger Brandon Johnson lands another big union endorsement
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn influential labor group with ties to the Chicago Teachers Union announced its endorsement of Brandon Johnson for mayor on Wednesday, adding to the list of labor organizations opting to back ...
Rutgers deal could be 'game-changer' across U.S. as part-time faculty win protections
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe tentative deal announced by Rutgers University and its striking unions early Saturday was...
Study finds investment in Illinois colleges fell by nearly half as tuition skyrocketed
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs university faculties around Illinois strike for better pay and working conditions, budget...
Ohio teachers, school system reach agreement, potentially ending strike
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Columbus Education Association (CEA), a labor union representing nearly 4,500 teachers, counselors, librarians and other workers, said on Twitter that it had reached a "conceptual agreement ...
After criticism and ethical questions, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says campaign will stop emailing CPS...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMayor Lori Lightfoot’s political team this week asked Chicago Public Schools teachers to help recruit their students for her reelection campaign in exchange for class credit — a practice that ...
More Americans support striking auto workers than car companies, an AP-NORC poll shows
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA majority of Americans support higher pay for auto workers who are on strike against Detroit's Big...
Indiana University graduate workers help Johns Hopkins, Northwestern unionize this year
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAcross the country — at colleges big and small — thousands of graduate workers have been unionizing,...
Where to watch all the winners at the 2023 Emmy Awards
Digital Trends via Yahoo News· 5 months agoLooking to binge the shows featured at the Emmys? Find out where to watch some of the featured...
Ald. Jeanette Taylor aims to fend off rivals to her 20th Ward seat, where persistent challenges...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFour years ago, community activists Jeanette Taylor, Jennifer Maddox and Andre Smith were among a crowded field of candidates vying for the 20th Ward City Council seat, which was vacant following ...