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A massive rally on March 27, 2013, united people across Chicago who oppose the City’s plan to close schools, expand charters and eliminate good, middle class jobs. Thousands of people flooded the streets of downtown Chicago and 127 parents, students, school workers and community members were arrested. The protest was sponsored by UNITE HERE Local […]
Members and leaders of three unions representing workers in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system criticized the city’s recent round of school actions in a joint report issued Tuesday, saying school closings hurt children, struggling neighborhoods, and working families.
More than 125,000 households in Chicago – roughly 15 percent of the City’s population – include a member of the Chicago Teachers Union, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) or UNITE HERE. These union households are home to about 92,000 school aged children, an overwhelming number of who attend Chicago Public Schools.
Representatives from United Here Local 1, the union whose members include hospitality workers at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel, appeared before the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Board again today to ask for its help in settling an ongoing contract dispute over raises and back pay.
A survey of people at O’Hare International found that a clear majority of workers and passengers would both prefer food options made fresh from scratch.
Demanding that fresh, locally-sourced food be a requirement in concession changes in O’Hare, a group of airport workers represented by Unite Here Local 1, delivered a report to the Chicago Department of Aviation this morning with suggestions for the airport’s new food and beverage contracts.
A report done by the organization Unite Here Local 1 exemplified the demand for fresher food at Chicago’s expansive O’Hare airport. Unite Here 1 Local represents cooks, servers, bartenders and baristas at O’Hare.