Chicago
Hyatt continues attack on housekeepers
January 2, 2012The 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.
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Chicago mayor aims to aggressively privatize schools
December 9, 2011The 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.
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Chicago PeoplesWorld.org readers celebrate growing fightback
December 1, 2011They came to celebrate election victories in Ohio and across the country, the surging recall campaign in Wisconsin and the spreading Occupy movement.
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Occupy victory in Illinois
November 30, 2011Hooray for the Occupy movement and the general uprising against corporate greed! It's having an impact.
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Voices of Occupy Chicago: fed up with plutocracy
November 9, 2011Until recently, Chicago's Loop, known for its skyscrapers, corporate headquarters and high-powered law firms, was typically silent on weekends.
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