Chicago
Auto workers expand their nationwide strike to include two more plants
September 29, 2023UAW walks out at the Ford plant on Chicago’s South Side and at the GM plant in Lansing, Michigan
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How did labor and community unite to defeat the establishment in Chicago?
August 14, 2023At a meeting of the CPUSA labor commission this weekend, attendees analyzed exactly how Brandon Johnson, a progressive long-time labor leader, became the city’s mayor last winter.
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104-year-old labor veteran Bea Lumpkin rallies Starbucks strikers in Chicago
July 17, 2023"No matter how big the company is, we workers are stronger—when we're united!" declared Lumpkin at a noisy spirited rally Thursday in the West Loop.
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El uso de inmigrantes como peones por parte de los gobernadores del sur crea una emergencia en Chicago
May 16, 2023Apenas unos días antes de entregar su oficina al nuevo alcalde Brandon Johnson, la alcaldesa saliente Lori Lightfoot se vio obligada la semana pasada a declarar el estado de emergencia en Chicago debido al cruel uso...
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Southern governors’ use of immigrants as pawns creates emergency in Chicago
May 15, 2023Thousands of immigrants flood into a city without adequate resources to welcome them.
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