The Massive Teacher Strike in Chicago Is Finally Over
Educators, students, and union laborers rally at Union Park during the Chicago Teachers Union strike on Oct. 26.Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times/AP After 11 days, the Chicago teachers’ strike is finally over. On Wednesday night, a week and a half after tens of thousands of teachers walked out of classrooms to demand more support staff, higher pay,…
“There’s Not Enough of Me”: Inside One Counselor’s Heartbreaking Time at a School in Chicago’s South Side
Thousands of striking Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU Local 73 members and their supporters march around City Hall before Mayor Lori Lightfoot was scheduled to deliver her first budget address during the monthly Chicago City Council meeting on October 23. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times/AP When Lauren first started as an elementary school counselor in Chicago’s…
The Supreme Court Might Condone LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination. Will Your State Protect You?
The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on Tuesday for three cases that seek to expand employment protections to LGBTQ people.Jacquelyn Martin/AP On May 4, 2016, Mark Horton signed the paperwork to make it official: He would soon be the vice president of sales and marketing at Midwest Geriatric Management. He resigned from his job…
Why the Labor Strike Is Back
General Motors employees chanting “No contract! No work!” circle the Flint Assembly Plant entrance on September 19, the fourth day of the UAW strike against GM.Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP File The largest private sector strike in more than a decade is now in its third week. The walkout of more than 49,000 General…
Trump’s National Labor Relations Board Trips Up Again
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Under the Trump administration, the National Labor Relations Board has been trying to roll back an Obama-era decision that made companies more responsible for temporary staffers, fast-food-franchise…
49,000 Auto Workers Could Shut Down GM’s Plants at Midnight
General Motors employees demonstrate in Flint, Michigan.Jake May/AP At midnight, 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers union plan to go on strike at General Motors plants following the breakdown of contract talks. It will be the union’s first strike since a two-day shutdown in 2007 and could bring vehicle production at GM’s plants in…