Chicago school strike hits third day
Talks were set to start again Wednesday morning with Chicago’s school board and striking teachers seemingly miles apart from reaching a deal.
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Union says striking Chicago teachers not close to a deal
A teachers union spokeswoman says it is not accurate to say they’re close to reaching a deal for a new contract.
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Chicago teachers strike in second day
The Chicago public schools strike enters second day after officials huddled but failed to broker a deal to get the city’s 350,000 students back into the classroom.
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Chicago teachers’ strike leaves 400,000 students out of school
The school year came to an abrupt halt not long after it began thanks to a teachers’ strike in Chicago.
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Chicago braces for first teachers’ strike in 25 years
Chicago teachers and support staff set a walkout date for Monday, which would mark the first time they have gone on strike in 25 years.
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DCFS workers protest Gov. Quinn in Milan
A group of AFSCME union members protested at an event featuring Governor Pat Quinn in Milan, Illinois.
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Union sues to block Illinois prison closings
The union representing public workers filed suit to stop Illinois from shutting down several correctional facilities in the state.
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Quad City unions face future with mandate to mobilize
These are trying times for unions in the Quad Cities. As Teamsters Local 371 pulls the plug on its strike…
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Contemporary struggles challenge Quad City unions
More than 200 striking Teamsters get a show of solidarity outside the Nichols Aluminum plant in Davenport. On a blustery…
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Quad City union history offers lessons from the past
It’s a case of history reinventing itself in Davenport. It’s a show of solidarity for then-striking workers at Nichols Aluminum….
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Hostess wants out of union contract
Almost two years after closing its Davenport plant and move in the work to Peoria, Hostess wants to break its…
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Unions rally for striking Nichols Aluminum workers in Davenport
There’s a show of solidarity for the nine week strike at Nichols Aluminum in Davenport. That’s as union members from…
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