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Sun and solidarity

by Reader staff April 29, 2022April 29, 2022

Photos from the Reader editorial union’s rally on April 21, 2022.

Posted inNews & Politics

From soldier to worker

by Maya Dukmasova June 10, 2020August 18, 2021

Police unions were born of resistance to discipline for brutality. Do they belong in the labor movement?

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Was labor unrest at the stockyards to blame for the violence that erupted into the 1919 race riots?

by Deanna Isaacs July 23, 2019August 18, 2021

Plus a preview of this weekend’s Newberry Library Book Fair and Bughouse Square Debates.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Happy returns

by Ben Joravsky March 4, 2019August 18, 2021

The Ben Joravsky Show returns, streaming live Tuesday through Friday on the websites of the Reader and the Chicago Sun-Times.

Posted inBlogs

Who’s that speaking for the Sun-Times this time?

by Michael Miner November 5, 2018August 18, 2021

The legacy of the Sun-Times—what’s that?

Posted inBlogs

The Sun-Times speaks with a new voice, as the Reader moves out

by Michael Miner October 11, 2018January 31, 2023

New owners at the Reader; a new editorial “we” at the Sun-Times.

Posted inBlogs

The new owner’s kid brother used to work here

by Michael Miner July 20, 2017August 18, 2021

TV writer John Eisendrath on his brother’s acquisition of the Chicago Reader and Chicago Sun-Times

Posted inBlogs

Mike Quigley: Russians hacked the Illinois State Board of Elections’ voter database, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd June 7, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, 30 percent of local Michelin-starred restaurants have closed.

Posted inBlogs

To be or not to be an infrastructure trust rubber stamp

by Mick Dumke August 28, 2012August 19, 2021

The board of the city’s new infrastructure trust fund discusses its oversight role

Posted inBlogs

Mayor Rahm selects his infrastructure trust rubber stamp

by Ben Joravsky June 11, 2012August 19, 2021

Oversight, Chicago-style: Mayor Emanuel appoints an infrastructure trust board that can be depended on to do whatever he wants

Posted inNews & Politics

What Else You Should Know About Walmart

by Max Brooks July 1, 2010August 19, 2021

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?

Posted inBlogs

Wheelers, Dealers, and Walmart

by Hunter Clauss June 25, 2010August 19, 2021

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.

Posted inBlogs

As City Council Vote Approaches, Walmart and Unions Still Haven’t Met

by Hunter Clauss June 1, 2010August 19, 2021

Walmart cancels another negotiation session with local unions. Is the new store in Pullman in trouble?

Posted inBlogs

“Cut to the bone”?

by Mick Dumke August 13, 2008August 19, 2021

It’s not exactly true that the city’s workforce has already been “cut to the bone,” as a labor leader suggests.

Posted inBlogs

Right to work

by Mick Dumke December 11, 2007August 19, 2021

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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