Picketing

Nursing Home Workers Hit Picket Line In Fight For Better Pay

Workers from 50 nursing homes across Illinois, including half a dozen in the Chicago area, staged informational picketing outside of the homes Wednesday to demand improved pay and working conditions.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/10/10

The Teachers’ Strike: A Look At Some Supporters

Chicago Police say more than 5,000 teachers demonstrated in the Loop Monday outside the Chicago Public Schools headquarters, 125 S. Clark St., and the blocks surrounding the building.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/09/11

Teachers union members picket outside Rosario Castellanos Elementary school at 2524 S. Central Park Ave. (Credit: Regine Schlesinger/WBBM Newsradio)

Chicago Teachers Picket, Demand New Contract

Just two weeks before the start of the new school year, the Chicago Teachers Union is ratcheting up the pressure on the school board for a new contract.

2012/08/20

Deerfield Teachers Picket Amid Stalled Contract Talks

Despite presence of a federal mediator, Deerfield teachers have been picketing School District 109 headquarters this week to apply some pressure to the board of education.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/11/10

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