Bill Knight
LATEST ARTICLES BY Bill Knight
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Labor
Illinois AFL-CIO launches Workers Rights Amendment drive
July 6, 2022The amendment would guarantee in the state constitution the right of Illinois workers to unionize and bargain collectively for their wages and working conditions.
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Labor
Right-wing Bradley Foundation leads charge to destroy labor unions
June 15, 2017More significantly, by relying on its tax-exempt status to promote Republicans’ goal of weakening unions for political purposes, the Bradley Foundation indirectly uses public funds to do so.
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Labor
The Ludlow Massacre: Never to be forgotten!
April 20, 2017“The tragic lessons from Ludlow still echo through our nation, and they must never be forgotten."
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Opinion
Scholars find government by the rich is a worldwide trend
February 15, 2017“It is the government of money in a dollar democracy.”
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U.S.
Progressive budget for Illinois would make the super-rich pay
March 31, 2016Two documents on budget priorities and governing presented in recent weeks stress helping everyday people instead of the rich.
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Labor
The Ludlow Massacre: Never to be forgotten!
April 18, 2014The tragic, brutal and deadly attack on striking miners and their families shocked, saddened and outraged working people and most Americans.
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U.S.
Texas plant blast explainable, not excusable
May 22, 2013The plant's owner apparently didn't disclose the dangers there, and the government agencies responsible for protecting the area also failed. Profoundly.
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World
Trans-Pacific trade pact would kill more jobs
August 24, 2012The lack of coverage of the Trans Pacific Partnership is because of the secrecy in which it's being written.
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