Chicago’s teachers on strike. (Photo Courtesy of MPeake) Chicago teachers themselves will say it: nobody wanted to go on strike. But today, after ten months of fruitless efforts to negotiate a fair contract, the city’s classrooms are empty and educators are walking picket lines for the first time in 25 years. At first glance, the […]
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Can New York End Credit Discrimination in Employment?
“I went through four interviews and everything went smoothly. I was on my way to the orientation program [for my new job] when I got a call on my cell phone: they had to cancel my orientation because there was a discrepancy in my credit report. . .” I’ve written about employment credit checks in […]
