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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Action Now’s Response To 200th Vacant Building Demolition
October 29th, 2012 Media Advisory City’s Demolition Rampage Brings More Destruction To Hard-Hit Communities As the Mayor announces the 200th vacant building to be demolished, Action Now members are concerned about the lack of accountability and oversight in the … Continue reading
First South And West Side Big Meetings About Rebuild Chicago!
On October 18th and 25th, Action Now members held two big community meetings, one on the South Side and one on the West Side, to mobilize hard-hit communities around the issue of vacant buildings and Action Now’s Rebuild Chicago campaign. … Continue reading
Brizard Leaves CPS And Action Now Says: Time For An Elected School Board!
The recent resignation of CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard is further evidence of what parents, teachers and students have known for years: CPS is chaotic and has no vision for our public schools or our children. Action Now member Jackie Pruitt … Continue reading
Action Now Holds Two BIG Community Meetings About Vacant Property Problem
Action Now is holding two BIG Community Meetings, one on the South Side and one on the West Side, to discuss the widespread problem of vacant buildings that are destroying Chicago’s neighborhoods. We also want to get community input on … Continue reading
Action Now Joins Striking Walmart Warehouse Workers!
On Monday, October 1st, Action Now members joined Warehouse Workers for Justice and other community, labor and religious organizations in a protest at a Walmart Warehouse in Elwood, Illinois to support the workers that had gone on strike as a … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Minimum Wage
Tagged action now, california, civil disobedience, discrimination, elwood, illinois, los angeles, low-wage workers, riot police, sexual harrasment, wage theft, walmart strike, walmart unfair labor practices, walmart warehouse workers, warehouse workers for justice, worker solidarity
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