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Action Now Marches In Solidarity With Low Wage Workers On Strike!
On April 24th, 2013 Action Now joined hundreds of fast food and retail workers that walked off their jobs to strike for a living wage of $15 an hour and the right to form a union without intimidation from their … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Minimum Wage
Tagged action now, Alderman Toni Foulkes, big business, ceo, community, corporate greed, fair pay, fast food, ff15, fight for 15, hard work, jobs, living wage, low wage, minimum wage, profits, restaurant, retail, strike, strike for 15, wages, walk out, wocc, workers, workers organizing committee of chicago, working families
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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
Black Friday Actions!
Action Now members joined the Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago on Black Friday to march down the Magnificent Mile and hold rallies at the locations of retailers and restaurants that refuse to pay workers a living wage. The Workers Organizing … Continue reading
