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The museum’s former president started retaliating against employees after they voted to form a union last year, the National Labor Relations Board contends.
Several dozen Brookfield Zoo Chicago grounds crew members and union representatives were among those striking, with over 100 participants expected by the end of the day.
Nearly 140 employees are eligible to join the new guild at one of the country’s largest and oldest university presses.
President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement has been affecting Chicago’s labor market, notably tradesmen like roofers, framers, concrete layers and landscapers.
The former CEO of the Illinois Medical District takes the helm, amid ongoing challenges for Downtown.
Connolly, who has been at the helm since 2015, will end his tenure on May 31.
The freight brokerage has been growing quickly, increasing its office footprint over the past several years, and said it plans to hire more than 100 employees.
Labor activists want better workers’ pay, but some servers say they earn more with tips and the city’s ordinance hurts them.
The company said it would also invest $100 million to expand its global headquarters by adding two new offices.
The company said the union must accept its Tuesday contract proposal in order to end the lockout.
Students who started getting help from the nonprofit One Million Degrees while in high school were more likely to earn an associate degree and, on average, earned $14,000 more than their counterparts, University of Chicago researchers found.
The employees span a number of positions, but the spokesperson said none are front-line, customer-facing associates.
The Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has launched a series of events to help promote Chicago area small businesses affected by the federal deportation campaign.