Police unions were born of resistance to discipline for brutality. Do they belong in the labor movement?
Tag: Chicago Federation of Labor
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Was labor unrest at the stockyards to blame for the violence that erupted into the 1919 race riots?
Plus a preview of this weekend’s Newberry Library Book Fair and Bughouse Square Debates.
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Happy returns
The Ben Joravsky Show returns, streaming live Tuesday through Friday on the websites of the Reader and the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Who’s that speaking for the Sun-Times this time?
The legacy of the Sun-Times—what’s that?
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The Sun-Times speaks with a new voice, as the Reader moves out
New owners at the Reader; a new editorial “we” at the Sun-Times.
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The new owner’s kid brother used to work here
TV writer John Eisendrath on his brother’s acquisition of the Chicago Reader and Chicago Sun-Times
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Mike Quigley: Russians hacked the Illinois State Board of Elections’ voter database, and other Chicago news
Also, 30 percent of local Michelin-starred restaurants have closed.
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To be or not to be an infrastructure trust rubber stamp
The board of the city’s new infrastructure trust fund discusses its oversight role
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Mayor Rahm selects his infrastructure trust rubber stamp
Oversight, Chicago-style: Mayor Emanuel appoints an infrastructure trust board that can be depended on to do whatever he wants
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What Else You Should Know About Walmart
It’s not just the low wages or the near-scientific union busting. It’s the preference for poverty, the business model built on turnover, the manipulative PR. Is this really the best way to bring jobs and food to the south and west sides?
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Wheelers, Dealers, and Walmart
Walmart and union leaders have cut a deal that will allow the retailer to open a new store in the far south side Pullman neighborhood. But not everyone in the area is happy about it.
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As City Council Vote Approaches, Walmart and Unions Still Haven’t Met
Walmart cancels another negotiation session with local unions. Is the new store in Pullman in trouble?
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“Cut to the bone”?
It’s not exactly true that the city’s workforce has already been “cut to the bone,” as a labor leader suggests.
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Right to work
The finance committee votes to approve a plan to open trade unions to more minorities, but some aldermen worry it’s toothless.
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SEIU aims for a “machinelike” organization
The Service Employees International Union will announce its endorsements this week. The union hopes to build a political organization like the Democratic machine.