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Call to Action for Tinley Park Five: Pack the Courtroom for June 12 Appearance

http://tinleyparkfive.wordpress.com/ The Tinley Park Five have a court appearance 9 am June 12 at the Bridgeview Courthouse (10220 South 76th Avenue Bridgeview , IL 60455). The white supremacist community is threatening later violence against anyone in attendance as can be seen in this thread from Stormfront. The International Action Center has posted a short article about […]

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Oscar Sanchez and the CLEAN Carwash Campaign

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Chicago Teachers Vote Overwhelming for Strike Authorization

http://www.ctunet.com/ CHICAGO, June 11 – Today, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) revealed nearly 90 percent of its eligible members voted to give their labor organization the authority to call a strike should contract negotiations reach an impasse. The Union has been in negotiations with the Chicago Public School system (CPS) since November 2011. A new […]

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The Cuban 5 Congratulate Dolores Huerta for Medal of Freedom

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Records Show Palermo’s Strikers’ Safety Concerns Are Real

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June 11, 2012 Palermo’s Workers Union Picket Line & Press Conference Photos

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Milwaukee: Statement from the Riverwest Co-op on its Boycott of Palermo’s Frozen Pizzas

On June 1, workers at the Palermo’s frozen pizza factory in the Menominee River Valley of Milwaukee went on strike. They are demanding their right to form a union in an effort to improve working conditions—which currently include lack of sick days, automatic firings and work-weeks which sometimes extend to ninety hours. They have filed a union bid with the National […]