By Bill Knight
With Mitch McConnell’s Senate ongoing blockade of legislation, one may think, Why bother to try to improve labor law?
Two answers: Americans want unions, and reform is desperately needed.
The public’s interest in unionizing if given the chance is at a 40-year high, according to the National Opinion Research Corporation: 48 percent of non-union workers....
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May Day March, Rally and Action
Workers Demand University of Chicago End Unfair Labor Practices
and Stop Union Busting Efforts
Registered nurses will join with other members of the University of Chicago Labor Council, and South Side community members for a May Day Read more
ILEPI Testimony on Registered Apprenticeship Programs
On Friday, April 26, the Illinois House Labor & Commerce Committee held a subject matter hearing on “Workforce Development, Reducing Unemployment, and Improving the Economy.” Frank Manzo IV, MPP, Policy Director of the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) testified before the committee. Here is what he said.
Click here to read the full testimony on education, infrastructure,...
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Fair Tax Day of Action – Join Us!
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