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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.
Oak Park Village Employees To Return To Work, Negotiations
Oak Park village employees were set to return to work Tuesday, after a three-day strike.
CPS Reaches Deal With Service Employees’ Union
The Chicago Public Schools have struck a labor deal with their second largest union, but not the one that represents teachers.
Janitor Strike Averted With Tentative Deal
Thousands of Chicago janitors have reached a tentative deal that would avert a strike next week at private buildings and public schools.
Activists Evoke Dr. King In Calling For Fair Contract For Janitors
On the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in Memphis, union workers in Chicago are calling for a fair contract for janitors as they threaten to strike next week.
Chicago Janitors May Soon Walk Off The Job
The clock is ticking for janitors, who are ready to walk off the job next week if they don’t reach a new deal with building owners.
Some CPS Students Tossing Out Healthy Lunch Items
Students in Chicago’s Public Schools are eating healthier – if they’re eating what’s served at school. But some lunchroom personnel say the children are not.
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- Students Disciplined For ‘Sexting’ Incident At Evanston Township HighIn a letter to parents dated Thursday, District 202 Supt. Eric Witherspoon wrote that girls sent inappropriate photos to members of the varsity baseball team.265
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