After months of complaints over basic safety standards, a majority of workers in a fabrication plant demanded union recognition, but the company refused and retaliated.
Illinois
Posted inEducation in America
Rural Illinois Schools Hit Hard by COVID-19
Are state education officials doing enough to support teachers and students?
Posted inEconomic Policy
Cities Want to Use Federal Rescue Funds to Pay Off Bank Debt
Activists and local progressive officials don’t want to let them.
Posted inWorking in America
The Warehouse Archipelago
As many as four million workers labor in clusters of warehouses scattered across the United States. Many are mislabeled a ‘temps’; all are poorly paid, and on-the-job injuries are high.
Posted inWorking in America
How Temp Agencies Keep Their Workers’ Wages Low
The Biden administration has targeted noncompete agreements. But other tactics depress worker wages.
Posted inCabinet Watch
Rahm Emanuel for Transportation Secretary? For Anything?
Should Biden nominate the former Chicago mayor, the Democratic base is sure to revolt.
Posted inPolitics
In Illinois, the Pandemic Powers Lauren Underwood’s Re-Election Bid
Health insurance fears swept the young African American nurse into Congress, and COVID-19 fears are likely to keep her there.
Posted inWorking in America
Nurses Striking Over Cuts, Staff Shortages
Across the country, nurses are fighting for better conditions and higher wages, especially in the midst of the pandemic.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Pandemic-Stricken Cities at Risk for Census Undercount
The Trump administration’s latest attempt to compromise the integrity of the census means communities must work harder to get people counted.
Posted inCoronavirus
Lessons From the Pandemic Primaries
What we learned from the Arizona, Florida, and Illinois elections about how to hold electoral contests during the coronavirus outbreak
