Labor
Community to casino: Stop harassing your workers!
December 18, 2013Clergy and community leaders from Chicago and the northwest suburbs delivered a petition today signed by 33 allies supporting employees at the Rivers Casino Des Plaines.
Read moreToday in labor history: Wright brothers make first flight
December 17, 2013At 10:35 a.m. on this day in 1903, Orville Wright flew the Flyer over 120 feet of ground for 12 seconds.
Read moreAmazon workers battle their bosses in Seattle and Germany
December 16, 2013Thus far, Amazon's anti-union bias has thwarted any attempts by its U.S. warehouse workers to have a union.
Read more“1913 Massacre”: Great movie about Michigan tragedy
December 16, 20131913 Massacre is a touching documentary that revisits the tragic events that took place in the copper mining town of Calumet in the northern tip of Michigan on Christmas Eve 1913.
Read moreToday in labor history: Beethoven’s music belongs to all of us
December 16, 2013He was a brilliant pianist and one of the most famous and influential of all composers.
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