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Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shots
Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots,...
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Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, who directs the Illinois Department of Public Health, said Illinois hasn’t declared a public health emergency, but that it’s still important to take the flu seriously."We are...
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Bill for land based casino in Gary introduced
A Northwest Indiana lawmaker is backing a proposal to allow a land-based casino in Gary.State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) introduced legislation this week to approve the use of one of the two...
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It’s been barely a week since Republican Mike Pence was sworn into office as Indiana’s governor, but he’s already staked a position that’s likely to rub his own party the wrong way. And he used Tuesday...
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West Chicago school strike idles 4,000 students
WEST CHICAGO, Ill. — More than 4,000 students in West Chicago won't be in class due to a teachers strike.More than 280 teachers in the suburban Chicago school district decided to begin their strike...
View ArticleChicago construction executives headed to prison
Two former executives of the defunct Chicago contractor Krahl Construction are headed to prison for overbilling clients for renovation projects and paying kickbacks.Former company President John...
View ArticleOn Presidents' Day, comparing national holidays around the world
In the United States, we have 10 public holidays, including today, Presidents’ Day.That’s about an average number if you consider the world over. But, for wealthier, industrialized countries, it’s...
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Chicago mail carriers protest proposed cuts of Saturday delivery
More than 100 postal workers rallied in Chicago Monday to protest a proposed plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe announced the cuts earlier this month, and has...
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Manufacturing comeback could drive infill and energy efficiency
Manufacturing is a defining part of the Chicago region’s past, but a report from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning says it could guide regional development in the future, too.WBEZ's Niala...
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Illinois to divert 'fair share' fees from unions
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, dogged in attempts to eliminate fees paid to unions by workers who choose not to join, has instructed state agencies to divert money from nonunion...
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Special Series: Global Activism - 'Worldview' Visits India
Worldview took Global Activism to India! And we take you along for the ride. For years, India Development Service (IDS), a Chicago-based investment NGO, has brought from India Global Activists to...
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Rauner's first 100 days: The fight between unions and Rauner
Remember the protests in Wisconsin four years ago? When thousands of union members and their allies flocked to Madison?Somewhere in that crowd, at least, the one that gathered in the winter of 2011,...
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Chicago May Day protests to include anti-violence as theme
Activists in Chicago are gearing up for May 1 marches and rallies on issues including immigrant rights, anti-capitalism and police brutality.May Day has long commemorated workers' rights, but in recent...
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Illinois House Democrats vote down right-to-work measure
Democrats in the Illinois House have voted down a plan similar to Gov. Bruce Rauner's proposal to allow local governments to permit workers to opt out of unions.Thursday's vote was 0-72-37. The...
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Emanuel pushes Springfield for changes to police, fire pensions
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has long said a property tax increase for Chicago residents is the “last resort” to cover a scheduled increase in payments owed to the city’s cash-strapped police and fire...
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Global Activism: update from La Isla Foundation
La Isla Foundation was formed in 2008 after independent filmmaker Jason Glaser met Juan Salgado, a community organizer from Candelaria, Nicaragua. Jason was in Nicaragua making a film about banana...
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Chicago makes case to change retirement benefits for city employees
City of Chicago laborers and streets and sanitation workers packed a Cook County courtroom Thursday to listen to more than two hours of legal debate about their retirement benefits. The scene mirrored...
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Northwest Indiana steel industry not out of the woods yet
It’s not easy to find the Great Lakes Cafe.The greasy spoon is tucked behind an urban jungle of tall grass and railroad tracks near the lakeshore of Gary, Indiana.On the menu, the five-egg...
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Board dismisses ruling to allow college athletes to unionize
The National Labor Relations Board on Monday threw out a historic ruling that gave Northwestern University football players the go-ahead to form the nation's first college athletes' union, saying the...
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