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Casino workers to protest gaming tax break

Members of Unite Here Local 1 who work at Northwest Indiana casinos will be in Indianapolis Tuesday to lobby state lawmakers as they consider tax breaks for Indiana casino operators.

Casino workers take layoff concerns to lawmakers

INDIANAPOLIS — Casino workers from Northwest Indiana will head to the Statehouse on Tuesday to ask lawmakers to ensure that casinos keep their promise of providing stable jobs in Indiana.

Casino Workers to Gather at Statehouse

[INDIANAPOLIS] – A delegation of several casino employees from Northern Indiana is heading to Indianapolis on Tuesday, February 5, to ask state lawmakers to ensure casinos keep their promise of stable jobs for Indiana communities. The Indiana General Assembly is currently considering a “bailout” (Senate Bill 528) for Indiana casinos that could see as much […]

2013 Chicago Federation of Labor Scholarship

If you have a graduating high school senior in your union family, be sure to have them apply to the Chicago Federation of Labor 2013 William A. Lee Memorial Scholarship Awards. The Chicago Federation of Labor will offer five (5) academic-based scholarships and five (5) random-drawing scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each to students […]

Chicago State University Cafeteria Workers Strike

Cafeteria workers for Chicago State University began a strike Thursday after their employer, Thompson Hospitality, cancelled negotiations with their union. The cafeteria workers unionized earlier this year and have been in negotiations with Thompson since June.