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Chicagoans demand “people’s library hours”

January 25, 2012 By John Bachtell

Mayor Rahm Emanuel was forced to back off his unilateral closure of neighborhood branch libraries on Mondays after the move sparked a public uproar.

Hyatt continues attack on housekeepers

January 2, 2012 By John Wojcik

The Hyatt hotel chain seems determined to continue an attack on housekeepers that it began more than a year ago when it fired veteran employees in Boston and replaced them with lower paid temporary workers.

Chicago mayor aims to aggressively privatize schools

December 9, 2011 By John Bachtell

The mayor's plan will affect 10,000 students, mostly Black and Latino, and result in the firing of 600 teachers, principals, building maintenance, cafeteria and other workers.

Chicago PeoplesWorld.org readers celebrate growing fightback

December 1, 2011 By John Bachtell

They came to celebrate election victories in Ohio and across the country, the surging recall campaign in Wisconsin and the spreading Occupy movement.

Occupy victory in Illinois

November 30, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

Hooray for the Occupy movement and the general uprising against corporate greed! It's having an impact.