Month: September 2012

http://tinyurl.com/9xlon7h James Block, Political Theorist and Author Carolina Soza, Lifelong advocate and organizer Michael Gonzales, Historian, People’s Books Cooperative Bookstore Join us as we continue our discussion of what to do next in Wisconsin. Riverwest Public House, 815 E Locust, Milwaukee, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public ###

https://nationalpeaceconference.org/ ###

http://tinyurl.com/8kdkzh5 ###

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http://www.ctunet.com/blog/strike-ends 09/18/2012 On Tuesday, September 18th, the CTU House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly to suspend the strike and send the contract to all 26,000 CTU members for a ratification vote. Teachers, clinicians and PSRPs will return to school on the morning of Wednesday, September 19th. ###

http://tinyurl.com/8d8sas6 Sept. 1 press release by the Chicago Teachers Union: CHICAGO – The Chicago Teachers Union released the following statement in response to a complaint filed by the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to force public school teachers and other school personnel back to work six days after they went on strike over poor working conditions and […]

http://tinyurl.com/8bcey3k Walmart warehouse workers in Elwood, IL (near Joliet) are fighting to win safe jobs, living wages and basic respect from the world’s largest retailer. Workers at the warehouse face wage theft, a dangerous workplace and rampant sexual harassment. But workers are refusing to stay quiet, and are calling on Walmart take responsibility for working […]