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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Action Now Joins Low-Wage Workers For Holiday Vigil, March & Arrests!
On December 22nd, Action Now members joined low-wage workers and supporters from Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago, SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana, ARISE Chicago, Albany Park Neighborhood Council, Stand Up! Chicago and others for a prayer vigil, march and sit-in … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Minimum Wage
Tagged action now, arise chicago, arrests, downtown chicago, fair pay, ff15, fight for 15, forever 21, holiday, labor, living wage, macy's, mcdonald's, min wage, minimum wage, poverty, raise the wage, sit-in, stand up chicago, union, victorias secret, workers organizing committee of chicago
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Rally Against “Fat Cats” At CPS And March To Office Of Mayors’ Rich Charter School Buddy Bruce Rauner!
Action Now joined the Chicago Teachers Union, Stand Up! Chicago and other community groups fighting to save public education for a rally and march on December 18th, 2012. The rally began outside of CPS Headquarters at 125 S. Clark where … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged action now, bruce rauner, charter schools, chicago public schools, corporate education reform, cps, ctu chicago teachers union, education, ff15, fight for 15, low-wage workers, mayor rahm emanuel, millionaires, poverty, privatization, public education, public schools, underutilization, wocc
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Neighborhoods March For Living Wage And The Growing Fight Of Low-Wage Workers!
On Thursday, December 13th, Action Now members joined the Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago and other community, labor and faith organizations for a rally and march downtown to demand that retail and restaurant workers be paid a living wage to … Continue reading
VICTORY! Senate Bill 16 To Fund Maintenance of Vacant Properties & Foreclosure Prevention!
SB 16, a bill that Action Now and the Foreclosure Convening have been advocating for, has passed through the Illinois House and Senate! The bill would require lenders to pay additional fees to file foreclosure actions, and the estimated $41 … Continue reading
Action Now & Stand Up! Chicago Release New Report: “A Case For $15″
The first of a series of reports on low wage workers commissioned by Action Now and Stand Up! Chicago was released on December 4th, 2012. “A Case For $15: A Low Wage Work Crisis” details the impact of low wages … Continue reading
