Years after sexual harassment settlement, Ford plant sued again
A Chicago Ford Motor plant that was part of a $9 million settlement over sexual harassment claims in 2000 is being sued again by four women alleging sexual harassment and...
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Union seeks to represent Divvy workers
A union seeking to represent workers of Chicago's Divvy bike-sharing program filed an election petition last week with the National Labor Relations Board. John Samuelsen, Transport Workers Union executive vice...
SEC investigates CAT’s accounting of Bucyrus
Peoria-based Caterpillar on Friday said the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating its accounting treatment of its purchase of a mining equipment maker. Caterpillar said the federal agency issued a...
Officials kick off manufacturing lab construction
City and state officials broke ground Thursday for the rehab of a former window plant on Goose Island into Chicago's Digital Lab for Manufacturing. Construction started this week for the...
Officials kick off manufacturing lab construction
City and state officials broke ground Thursday for the rehab of a former window plant on Goose Island into Chicago's Digital Lab for Manufacturing. Construction started this week for the...
U of C: No deal with nurses by Friday; union eyes strike vote
University of Chicago Medicine on Wednesday evening said it will not reach a new labor agreement with its nurses by Friday, when its current contract expires. "This means that our...
U. of I. nurses OK labor contract
University of Illinois Hospital nurses overwhelmingly ratified a three-year labor contract, the union announced on Wednesday. Under the new contract, which covers more than 1,000 nurses represented by the Illinois...
Protesters allege hiring discrimination by Ferrara Candy
Workers and community leaders claiming discrimination against African-Americans by Ferrara Candy and temporary-employment agencies protested Tuesday morning at the candy-maker's Forest Park factory. Elce Redmond, an organizer with South Austin...
Illinois ranks 45th in the nation in job growth, report says
Illinois ranks 45th in the nation in job growth, according to a report published Tuesday by Arizona State University. Employers have created more than 2.4 million jobs through September, an...
Caterpillar raises outlook after 3Q profit rises
Caterpillar, the maker of construction and mining equipment, on Thursday said its third-quarter profit rose 8 percent to $1.02 billion, or $1.63 per share, mainly because of the company's cost-cutting...