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Unions, worker centers join forces |
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Representatives from Chicago area unions, worker centers and legal practices came together on Thursday to discuss changes to federal laws that affect the rights of workers, particularly the area's large immigrant worker population. More than 100 men and women gathered to discuss changes to the law, proposed changes and best practices for protecting the rights of workers under federal programs such as Social Security No-Match and E-Verify which are grossly inaccurate. The event was sponsored by the Chicago Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO and University of Illinois Labor Education
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Chicago labor mourns loss of member killed on the job |
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Chicago's labor community mourns the loss of Mike Gryga who was killed on the job earlier this week.
A 20-year member of the Gas Workers Union Local 18007, Mike was killed in an accident while conducting an air pressure test on an underground pipe in downtown Chicago for People's Gas.
Another worker was critically injured in the accident but his condition appears to be improving.
The tragedy illustrates just how dangerous the jobs performed routinely by Chicago's half a million union members can be. Each year, thousands of workers lose their lives while on the job. In 2007, more than 5,600 workers were killed and millions were injured on the job.
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Workers tell Senate to start creating jobs |
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Working men and women today called on the United States Senate to start replacing the more than 8 million jobs that have been lost during the current recession. Marching at Federal Plaza, dozens of activists led by Jobs with Justice set up an impromptu "Senate Soup Kitchen" and demanded swift action to bail out the millions of American workers who have been devastated by the recession. They want to see jobless benefits extended and expanded, including COBRA and food assistance, and a federal jobs program paid for by a tax on Wall Street speculators.
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