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Ford to bump workers to higher-paid tier

June 16, 2018 at 2:29 a.m.

Ford Motor said it will move 300 to 500 workers, mostly in Chicago, into a higher pay grade to meet requirements under its labor agreement with the United Auto Workers...

The building that housed the now shuttered Republic Windows and Doors plant on Goose Island is to be the home of The Digital Lab for Manufacturing. It will be funded by a $70 million Defense Department grant and $250 from state and private sources.

‘Advanced industries’ are key to U.S. growth, report says

June 16, 2018 at 7:19 p.m.

Private, public and civic sectors must work together if they hope to reverse a decadeslong trend that has seen advanced industries hubs shrink across the country, according to a report...

UAW to vote Sunday on labor deal with Navistar

June 16, 2018 at 2:46 a.m.

United Auto Workers members are scheduled to vote Sunday on a tentative four-year agreement reached with Navistar International last week. About 1,500 workers in Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Texas...

Angelo Ross, 18, center, attends a hearing about teen joblessness in Chicago in 2015. Ross was at risk of losing his internship at a restaurant.

Teen unemployment remains stubbornly high, study finds

May 25, 2019 at 1:03 p.m.

Angelo Ross said he hunted for a job for three years before landing an internship at a fast-food restaurant in November. For the first time in his life, the Far...

The Securities and Exchange Commission is alleging Navistar is withholding documents relating to a fraud investigation.

SEC alleges Navistar withholding documents in fraud investigation

June 16, 2018 at 7:48 p.m.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is asking a federal court to force Navistar to release documents it believes the company "improperly redacted and withheld as privileged" in response to a...

Ninety-five percent of nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center who voted gave union leadership approval to call for a strike during contract negotiations.

U. of C. nurses give approval to strike

June 16, 2018 at 2:09 a.m.

University of Chicago Medicine nurses have given their overwhelming approval to strike. Jan Rodolfo, Midwest director of National Nurses United, which represents 1,500 U. of C. nurses, said 95 percent...

Ford workers in Chicago to get $6,900 in profit sharing

June 16, 2018 at 1:50 a.m.

Ford Motor's 5,000 hourly employees in the Chicago area are set to receive profit-sharing checks of about $6,900 each in March. The final figure could vary, depending on the hours...

U. of C. nurses expected to authorize a strike

August 30, 2019 at 3:35 a.m.

University of Chicago Medicine nurses are expected to approve a strike vote Thursday, a bargaining chip in their union's effort to reinvigorate contract negotiations. But the South Side medical center...

Declining demand hurt Cat's profits in its fourth quarter.

Caterpillar’s earnings fell 25 percent

June 16, 2018 at 3:12 a.m.

Caterpillar on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter earnings fell 25 percent, missing analysts' expectations as the company continues to deal with declining demand for its mining equipment. Peoria-based Caterpillar said it...

Caterpillar’s dealer machinery sales fall 12 percent

June 16, 2018 at 3:32 a.m.

Caterpillar, the maker of construction and mining equipment, on Monday said worldwide dealer machinery sales fell 12 percent in the three months ended in December. Total sales fell by 21...

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