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Flight attendants picket outside O'Hare, demand new contract
Flight attendants across the country picketed on Tuesday, with local workers outside O’Hare International Airport demanding a new contract, NBC Chicago’s Patrick Fazio reports.
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Teamsters at Illinois Dept. of Transportation vote to authorize strike
With 95% of its members voting yes, the Teamsters at the Illinois Department of Transportation have authorized a strike that could impact more than 3,800 employees statewide.
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IDOT Teamsters members vote overwhelmingly in favor of strike
After Illinois Department of Transportation Teamsters overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike, NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski has more on how it could impact drivers.
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Proposed Illinois law would change wages for tipped workers across state
Tipped workers across Illinois could soon see a major change in how they are paid if newly proposed legislation passes in the state, NBC Chicago’s Patrick Fazio reports.
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More than 200 Tribune Publishing staffers walk out in 24-hour strike
Still trying to hammer out a new contract, more than 200 Tribune Publishing staffers walked out on the job on Thursday in a 24-hour strike, NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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More than 200 staffers with Chicago Tribune, 6 other newsrooms begin 24-hour strike
More than 200 reporters, photographers and other staffers with the Chicago Tribune and six other newsrooms around the nation began a 24-hour strike Thursday to protest years of “slow-walked” contract negotiations and to demand fair wages.
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Workers at Howard Brown Health Clinics in Chicago begin 2-day strike
Dozens of healthcare workers walked out of Howard Brown Health Clinics Tuesday morning in the beginning of a two-day strike as employees demand affordable healthcare and job security.
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Workers at Howard Brown Health clinics begin two-day strike
Workers at Howard Brown Health clinics in Chicago began a two-day strike on Tuesday, NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.
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United Auto Workers union sets deadline for ‘serious progress' or more locals will go on strike
The auto workers’ strike against Detroit’s Big Three is now in its fourth day. There were no signs Monday of an early breakthrough that might end the strike, and the United Auto Workers have threatened to escalate their walkout against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.
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Biden's goals for labor and climate collide in United Auto Workers strike
The United Auto Workers strike has exposed tensions between President Joe Biden’s goals of fighting climate change and supporting unions.
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Thousands stop work and join the picket lines as UAW union strikes at all 3 Detroit automakers
About 13,000 U.S. auto workers stopped making vehicles and went on strike Friday after their leaders couldn’t bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit’s three automakers are willing to pay.
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The United Auto Worker union may soon strike major US car makers. Here's why and what that means
About 146,000 U.S. auto workers are set to go on strike this week if General Motors, Ford and Stellantis fail to meet their demands for big pay raises and the restoration of concessions the workers made years ago when the companies were in financial trouble.
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These are the most overworked cities in the US
FinanceBuzz ranked the most overworked cities among the 50 largest in the country.
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Here's Where the Jobs Are for May 2023 — in One Chart
Professional and business services led job creation for the month with 64,000 new hires.
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Kids Could Fill Labor Shortages, Even in Bars, If These Lawmakers Succeed
Lawmakers in several states are looking to loosen child labor laws, even as the federal government cracks down on surging violations.
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Why Most of the World Celebrates Labor Day on May 1
May Day, known internationally as International Workers’ Day or Labor Day, is a holiday celebrated by over 60 countries on May 1 to recognize the achievements of workers. Here’s a history of the holiday from the Industrial Workers of the World and the U.S. Department of Labor.