Labor
As support grows, striking Chicago Symphony musicians plan free concerts
March 22, 2019The musicians are walking picket lines and playing free concerts all over again.
Read moreGrad student workers in Chicago strike UIC, administration refuses to budge
March 22, 2019Many UIC graduate student workers are struggling to get by on $18,000 a year.
Read moreFacebook settles CWA, ACLU lawsuit on bias vs. women, minorities
March 21, 2019"Shame on these employers for targeting ads based on gender, and shame on Facebook for facilitating this practice."
Read moreMaryland heading for $15 minimum wage, despite GOP Gov. Hogan
March 20, 2019Maryland is apparently heading for an increase in the state minimum wage to $15 an hour – despite GOP Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto threat.
Read moreReport: Wall Street pressure prompted GM plant closures
March 19, 2019“The entire point of the New Deal reforms was to reverse giant pools of money in unregulated vehicles that don’t comply with a staggering amount of securities rules."
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