Scott Marshall

Scott has been a life long trade unionist and was active in rank and file reform movements in the Teamsters, Machinists and Steelworkers unions in the 1970s and '80s. He was co-chair of the Save Our Jobs committee of USWA local 1834 at Pullman Standard in Chicago and active in nationwide organizing against plant shutdowns and layoffs. He was a founder of the unemployed organization Jobs or Income Now (Join), in Chicago, and the National Congress of Unemployed Organizations in the 1980s. Scott remains active in SOAR (Steelworkers Active Organized Retirees). He lives in Chicago.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Scott Marshall

Labor

Starbucks workers take nationwide coffee break and walk off the job
March 23, 2023 By Mark Gruenberg, John Bachtell, Roberta Wood And Scott Marshall
They garner support in their fight against breaking labor law from the public from coast to coast.
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Martin Luther King Jr. and the attack on public workers
April 4, 2016 By Scott Marshall
As we celebrate the life and historic contributions of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., public workers are under fierce attack across the country.
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Chicago Teachers Union fighting for education, children, families, and community
November 30, 2015 By Scott Marshall
Over 5,000 joined the Chicago Teachers Union for a Tailgate Party and Solidarity Rally for public education and a fair contract
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Video: Steelworkers fight for a fair deal
September 3, 2015 By Scott Marshall
Their contract with ArcelorMittal expired September 1; the union is staying on the job in hopes of a fair contract, but are ready to fightback in what are very tough negotiations.
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Video: Despite anti-union attacks, steelworkers rally for contract, justice
August 25, 2015 By Scott Marshall
United Steelworkers (USW) union members and allies demonstrated this past week in two separate rallies for a fair contract for workers who produce steel.
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Time to raise Social Security benefits: highlights of Retired Americans Conference
July 16, 2015 By Scott Marshall
The 2015 Alliance for Retired Americans Legislative Conference took place July 7 thru 10.
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Retired people add their voices to anti-Rauner upsurge
June 12, 2015 By Scott Marshall
Some media and folks with cameras were threatened; told that they were violating the Homeland Security Act. Really.
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Video: Chicago teachers protest charter expansion
June 1, 2015 By Scott Marshall
Teachers union activists assembled at the Chicago Public School Board before classes began to protest plans to expand for-profit charter schools.
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