Chicago
New Chicago teacher’s union leader vows fight against layoffs
June 17, 2010Angered by devastating budget cuts, threatened layoffs and school privatization, Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) members voted in a new leadership June 10.
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Burge trial exposes police torture and racism
June 11, 2010CHICAGO — While the circus trial of disgraced former Governor Rod Blagojevich has garnered the headlines, another more important trial is underway.
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Protests force suspension of Hyatt’s first shareholders meeting
June 9, 2010Just six months after becoming a publicly traded company protests forced Hyatt Hotels to suspend its first shareholders meeting here.
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Memorial Day 2010: A steelworker point of view
May 31, 2010Someone said that in a progressive society there is nothing permanent except change.
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High Court favors Chicago Black firefighters in discrimination suit
May 26, 2010The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of 6,000 Black applicants for firefighting jobs here, adding they could proceed with a lawsuit that accuses the city of using a racially discriminatory hiring exams.
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