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Investigating race and poverty since 1972

Tag: labor union

Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

After Janus decision, what’s next for Illinois’ public sector unions?

by Curtis Black June 28, 2018

Unions are facing a new political landscape, but state workers have every reason to stick with them, union leaders say.

Posted inChicago Freedom Movement 50

The Chicago Freedom Movement’s quest for economic justice

by Gil Cornfield, Melody Heaps and Norman Hill January 15, 2018February 8, 2018
Posted inEmployment and Labor, Perspectives

Widening the tent for a multiracial labor movement

by Barbara Ransby September 4, 2017
Posted inEmployment and Labor, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Emanuel should move to protect airport workers from exploitation

by Curtis Black February 2, 2017May 15, 2017
Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Lessons from the Republic Windows workers’ sit-in, eight years on

by Curtis Black January 5, 2017May 15, 2017
Posted inGovernment and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Rauner’s war on unions brings Illinois to the brink

by Curtis Black December 8, 2016May 15, 2017
Posted inEmployment and Labor, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Democratic leaders aided Trump by failing the working class

by Curtis Black November 9, 2016June 1, 2017
Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Rauner’s war against public sector unions makes no economic sense

by Curtis Black September 8, 2016May 15, 2017
Posted inGovernment and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Rauner seeks to dismantle cost-saving homecare programs

by Curtis Black April 7, 2016May 15, 2017
Posted inEconomic Development, Employment and Labor

For North Lawndale family, Nabisco jobs were a ladder to a better life

by Adeshina Emmanuel September 14, 2015September 30, 2015

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