Labor News

Labor news from Illinois via Labor Start

• Rockford IL School Employees Return To Work - For Now 2017-03-20 [WIN]
• Rauner Takes AFSCME Union Fight to Illinois Supreme Court 2017-03-19 [WJBD]
• UPDATE: Three day strike begins for Rockford Public Schools employees 2017-03-17 [23WIFR]
• Strike, Day 2: Teachers union objects to staff filling in for striking workers 2017-03-17 [RRStar]
• Lindbom teachers are taking action 2017-03-17 [Chicago Teachers Union]

Labor news from Indiana via LaborStart

• Union workers at SUMCO on strike for more than 24 hours 2017-03-11 [WISH]
• Local UAW workers vote to end labor lockout with Honeywell 2017-02-26 [WNDU]
• Union membership grew last year 2017-02-05 [NWI]
• Rexnord petition asks governor to help save jobs 2017-02-03 [Statehouse File]
• At the Birthplace of Auto Workers' Sit-Down Strikes, Locked Out for Eight Months and Counting 2017-01-13 [Labour Notes]

Top labour news headlines from LabourStart

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US labour news headlines from LabourStart

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