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Chicago unemployment activist’s message of hope

October 31, 2011 By Chris Elliott And Marcus Hollowell

When Janet Edburg was laid off from her job at a Chicago photo lab equipment manufacturer three years ago, she experienced first hand the despair felt by millions of unemployed workers.

Ohio ramps up fight to repeal SB 5

October 31, 2011 By Bruce Bostick

The latest Quinnipiac poll shows Ohio voters favor repealing SB 5 by a 57 to 32 point margin.

Workers hit streets to repeal union-buster SB 5

October 31, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

Labor activists held a rally in Cleveland to mobilize voter turnout in the Nov. 8 election to defeat Issue 2 and repeal SB 5, the law that strips public employees collective bargaining rights.

Occupy Oaklanders vigil for injured vet

October 28, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

On the evening of Oct. 27, over a thousand people held a vigil for Iraq veteran Scott Olsen, seriously hurt two days earlier when he was struck in the head by a police tear gas canister.

Journey by bus to a state capital: A firsthand account

October 28, 2011 By Sijisfredo Avilés

It was six in the morning of Oct. 26 and two busloads of motivated Chicago teachers and friends were on their way to Springfield to rally and lobby to protect their pensions.