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Hundreds of Cook County Health Care, Sheriff's Office Employees Strike
Hundreds of essential workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in Cook County hit the picket line for a one-day strike on Tuesday. Sandra Torres reports.
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Hundreds of Cook County Health Care, Sheriff's Office Employees Strike
Hundreds of essential workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in Cook County plan to strike Tuesday.
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Nursing Home Workers Reach Tentative Agreement to End Infinity Healthcare Strike
Hundreds of nursing home workers at multiple locations across the Chicago area went on strike early Monday.
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Suburban Nursing Home Workers Among 700 Statewide on Strike
Some workers say they have had to take second and third jobs to make ends meet. NBC 5’s Sandra Torres has more on their demands.
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Hundreds of Workers Strike at Chicago-Area Nursing Homes
Hundreds of nursing home workers at multiple locations across the Chicago area went on strike early Monday.
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Hundreds of Workers Strike at Chicago-Area Nursing Homes
Hundreds of nursing home workers at multiple locations across the Chicago area went on strike early Monday. Sandra Torres reports.
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Fraction of Workers Crossed Picket Lines During CPS Strike
A fraction of teachers and school support employees crossed picket lines during the Chicago Public Schools strike earlier this year, according to a published report. Of approximately 32,500 total union employees, 582 employees went to work during the 11-day strike in October, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The newspaper cited records obtained under Illinois public records laws. An average of 93…
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Effects of Chicago Teachers' Strike Deal on Taxpayers
A budget expert told NBC 5 on Friday that Chicago taxpayers would feel the effects of the deal reached to end the Chicago teachers’ strike. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.
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Illinois Health Care Workers Get Chance to Reclaim $32 Million in Union Fees
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling barring administrative union fees from non-union members means Illinois health care workers will get a chance to claw back $32 million they’ve paid.
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Illinois Workers March in Support of $15 Minimum Wage
Rallies throughout the United States, including in Chicago, marked the Labor Day holiday Monday as workers marched in support of a $15-per-hour minimum wage.
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Union Calls on Rauner to Personally Pay Back Cuts to Childcare Services
After Gov. Bruce Rauner implied he personally supported state childcare services in Illinois on Monday, a local union fired back and demanded that the governor personally refund the cuts that have been made to those services amid the ongoing budget stalemate.
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Protesters Rally at Illinois State Fair on Rauner's First ‘Governor's Day'
Opponents of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed state budget cuts rallied outside of the Illinois State Fair Wednesday during the fair’s annual “Governor’s Day.”
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Union Lawsuit Seeks Full Pay Despite No Illinois Budget
Unions representing Illinois state employees have filed a lawsuit demanding they will be paid in full and on time despite the lack of a 2016 fiscal year budget.
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Hillary Clinton Addresses Childcare at Meeting for Chicago Chapter of SEIU
Hillary Clinton’s appearance at an SEIU event was in the midst of three fundraisers in 24 hours.
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SEIU President: I Wish Obama Stayed Out of the Mayoral Race
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Mayor Rahm Emanuel received another blow to his campaign as the president of a major union endorsed challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia and took a shot at President Obama.
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Major Labor Union SEIU Endorses Chuy Garcia
Jesus “Chuy” Garcia picked up another major endorsement Saturday as the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced their support for the mayoral candidate.