Category: Labor

Minimum Wage and Housing Protest

Chicago Talks, October 9, 2014

Housing and minimum wage activists protested in the Daley Plaza Tuesday, Oct. 7. They called…

Chicago Talks, June 27, 2014

Chicago isn’t in Florida, but issues of the competitiveness of our workforce, and education’s role…

Chicago Talks, May 1, 2014

Our May Day live coverage begins at 4 p.m, check in with us then.

Chicago Talks, March 8, 2014

Workers, nonprofits and aldermen called for a new law that would require employers to provide…

Chicago Talks, February 21, 2014

Professors on the University of Illinois Chicago campus held a two-day strike this week. Hundreds…

Chicago Talks, December 5, 2013

Compared to protests today in New York City where hundreds gathered to demand higher wages…

Chicago Talks, October 16, 2013

Gov. Pat Quinn (D) announced a veterans job training program Wednesday that pairs manufacturers with…

Chicago Talks, July 2, 2013

In 1998, when Anna Jakubek came to the United States, she began working as a…