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About 400 Chicago concrete truck drivers go on strike

August 18, 2019 at 6:06 p.m.

About 400 concrete truck drivers walked off their jobs on Tuesday and Wednesday after rejecting a proposed labor contract with the Northern Illinois Ready Mix and Materials Association. The proposal,...

Northwestern football players dodge unionization questions on practice field

December 23, 2018 at 5:17 p.m.

Northwestern University football players took to the practice field Tuesday for the first time as student-employees, the result of a ruling last week, and were uncomfortable with questions about unionization....

Northwestern ruling could ‘rattle the universe of universities’

August 19, 2019 at 6:40 a.m.

Northwestern University football players on scholarship are employees of the school and therefore entitled to hold an election to decide whether to unionize, an official of the National Labor Relations...

Illinois bill could reduce number of workers eligible for overtime pay

September 9, 2018 at 12:32 a.m.

A bill making its way through Illinois' General Assembly would loosen overtime rules, making it easier for employers to exempt workers from overtime pay. "All the bill does is make...

McDonald’s workers allege labor violations

August 24, 2021 at 9:54 p.m.

McDonald's employees filed seven lawsuits alleging the world's largest restaurant chain is systematically stealing wages through practices including failure to pay overtime and forced work off the clock, attorneys representing...

State offers more than $20M to keep Gallagher in Illinois

May 23, 2019 at 9:34 a.m.

Illinois has pledged more than $20 million in incentives to an insurance brokerage firm that was considering moving its headquarters out of the state, according to the Department of Commerce...

Evraz wants to keep employees’ state taxes

December 23, 2018 at 4:32 p.m.

A bill making its way through the state House would allow Russian steel company Evraz Group to keep its employees' state taxes. In 2011, the state made a deal with...

State payments to child care providers spotty

December 23, 2018 at 4:19 p.m.

When Carmen Macias logged in to her Visa account and saw a payment for just $650, she knew there was a problem. Macias makes a living caring for 10 children...

Northwestern University head football coach Pat Fitzgerald arrives at the Dirksen U.S. courthouse today to testify at the National Labor Relations Board hearing.

Northwestern coach: Football team puts academics first

November 3, 2021 at 8:09 p.m.

Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald on Friday defended his football program as he testified at a labor board hearing considered the first step in his players' effort to unionize. The football...

Northwestern coach: Football team puts academics first

December 23, 2018 at 4:01 p.m.

Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald on Friday defended his football program as he testified at a labor board hearing considered the first step in his players' effort to unionize. The football...

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