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by Ellyn Fortino
3:58pm
Thu Oct 13, 2016
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UNO Charter School Teachers Rally For A 'Fair Contract' As Potential Strike Looms (VIDEO)

With a potential strike looming, unionized Chicago teachers at the UNO Charter School Network (UCSN) rallied with their allies Thursday afternoon in their push for a "fair contract."

They picketed outside the charter network's downtown headquarters, 209 W. Jackson Boulevard, with signs that read: "We don't want to strike but we're ready" and "We will fight for a fair contract."

"Our students are all low income, and (UCSN has) offices down here in this fancy building, and they're not willing to make cuts at the top" to improve the quality of education for students, said Erica Stewart.

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by Ellyn Fortino
6:31pm
Tue Aug 2, 2016
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Low-Wage Workers To Push For 'Inclusive Prosperity' At Fight for $15 National Convention

Fight for $15

The first-ever nationwide Fight for $15 convention will be held next week in Richmond, Virginia. Low-wage workers will call attention to economic and racial justice issues, including "the enduring effects of slavery on black workers." Progress Illinois talked with a Chicago worker who plans to attend the two-day event.

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by Ellyn Fortino
3:03pm
Wed May 25, 2016
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Fast Food Workers Protest In Chicago Ahead Of McDonald's Annual Shareholder Meeting (VIDEO)

Fight For $15

Progress Illinois provides highlights from the first of several Fight for $15 protests happening in Chicago this week ahead of McDonald's annual shareholder meeting. 

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