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University of Illinois forces strike on campus workers
March 12, 2013Campus workers are on strike at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign after months of contract negotiations with the university's administration yielded little results.
Read moreIllinois governor makes state workers the scapegoats
March 12, 2013In what he termed "the most difficult budget" in the state's history, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on March 6, called for deep cuts in a wide range of social programs.
Read moreVideo: Restaurant workers sing for “Money”
March 12, 2013Restaurant workers are sending a message to Albany lawmakers to raise the minimum wage to at least $9.00/hour when they do the budget this month.
Read moreOfficial jobless rate ticks down; 236,000 new jobs
March 11, 2013The nation's jobless rate dropped 0.1 percent in February, to 7.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Read moreChicago unions go to bat for immigration reform
March 8, 2013Chicago's labor movement turned out in force yesterday to declare support for immediate reform of immigration law.
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