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Tag Archives: low-wage workers
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
Action Now Supports Chicago Downtown Workers Fighting For Living Wage!
Action Now is proud to support Chicago Downtown Retail & Restaurant Workers that have just voted to form a union to fight for a living wage of $15 an hour! Read the article below for more info: Chicago Tribune, “Fight … 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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New Report On Low-Wage Workers Released
Fellow Raise Illinois coalition members Women Employed and Action Now Institute recently released a report by Marc Doussard called, “Chicago’s Growing Low-Wage Workforce: A Profile of Falling Labor Market Fortunes”. The report dispels the common myth that all low-wage workers … Continue reading
