News relating to Organized Labor, Strikes, Unionization, and Worker’s Struggles in the Workplace.
Protesters rallied outside the Chicago campaign headquarters of President Barack Obama on Monday on the last day of the two-day NATO summit. The peaceful nature of the demonstration came in stark contrast to violent clashes that left protesters and eight… Read More ›
“Occupy” movement participants and an array of protest groups are among those gathering in Chicago this weekend to demonstrate outside the NATO summit. Sunday, protesters are ramping up for the largest demonstration of the weekend. So are police and Homeland… Read More ›
by Occupy Chicago Press Relations PRESS RELEASE Chicago Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild For Immediate Release: May 21, 2012 National Lawyers Guild Releases Photograph of Suspected Police Informant Involved in Terrorism-Related Cases Chicago, IL — Investigations by the NLG… Read More ›
The national database, said to be the largest of its kind, covers the period since DNA testing came into common use. Its sponsors hope to shed light on the legal system’s failings. By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON —… Read More ›
By SHANNON MCFARLAND and TAMMY WEBBER CHICAGO (AP) — Three men arrested earlier this week when police raided a Chicago apartment were being held Saturday on terrorism conspiracy charges, accused of trying to make Molotov cocktails ahead of the NATO… Read More ›
By MATT GUTMAN (@mattgutmanABC) and SENI TIENABESO (@senijr_abc) May 18, 2012 A closer look at the witness statements and audio testimony taken in the immediate aftermath Trayvon Martin’s death provides the first insight into George Zimmerman’s behavior after he shot… Read More ›
Coca Cola worker in Connecticut walk off the job in response to attempts to reduce pay and benefits, and implement redundancies. Workers from the Teamsters 1035 branch in Connecticut went on strike yesterday over job security, pay rises, health benefits,… Read More ›
By A. Papapostolou More than half of all police officers in Greece voted for pro-Nazi party Golden Dawn in the elections of May 6. This is the disconcerting result of an analysis carried out by authoritative newspaper To Vima in… Read More ›
How the US Government is Profiteering Off of Struggling Students by DAVE LINDORFF The Senate is currently deadlocked on taking action to prevent the interest on new Stafford guaranteed student loans from rising on July 1 from 3.4% to 6.8%,… Read More ›
by Ruth Pollard RAMALLAH: The number of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails has grown to at least 2800, human rights groups say, while two of the inmates hovered close to death as they entered their 69th day… Read More ›
By Rob Beschizza When Dekalb County, Ga., police officer Jerad Wheeler tased her brother, Raven Dozie started crying and demanding to know why. Wheeler kicked the heavily-pregnant woman in the stomach. While he is now under criminal investigation, his superiors… Read More ›
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