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Illinois bill would track race, ethnicity, gender of temporary workers

June 15, 2018 at 5:47 p.m.

Illinois lawmakers are considering a proposal that would require temporary staffing agencies to record the race, ethnicity and gender of workers seeking employment — regardless of whether individuals get a...

Nurses ratify contract with University of Chicago

June 15, 2018 at 5:56 p.m.

University of Chicago Medical Center nurses have ratified a four-year labor contract that raises wages by up to 3 percent annually, increases health care costs for nurses and ends rotating...

Ford was hit with a civil lawsuit in November alleging sexual harassment of female workers at its Chicago assembly plant.

Ford employees ‘disciplined, discharged’ after harassment complaints

June 15, 2018 at 5:43 p.m.

A Ford Motor official said the company has "disciplined and discharged" a number of employees at its Chicago assembly plant after a civil lawsuit was filed against the company in...

A job seeker fills out an application during a National Career Fairs job fair Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in Chicago.

Illinois employers plan to lay off 1,100 workers

June 15, 2018 at 5:55 p.m.

Illinois employers warned in April that they would lay off more than 1,100 people starting at the end of May, according to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Sunstar...

Workers protest for higher wages in front of a McDonalds's on July 31, 2014, in Chicago.

Fast-food franchisees urged to fight joint-employer designation

June 15, 2018 at 6:16 p.m.

The discussion at the International Franchise Association in Chicago came off as a call to arms: Panelists warned that franchisees have brushed off the Fight for $15 campaign as a...

Ohio Gov. John Kasich shakes hands with Fuyao Group Chairman Cao DeWang in 2015. The two had announced an increase in investment by the Fuyao Group in Montgomery County.

Illinois mulls a nonprofit development arm to push job creation

June 15, 2018 at 7:09 p.m.

When Kristi Tanner traveled to Russia in 2013 to attend a plant opening by a Chinese company, she took along a picture book about Ohio and a letter from the...

OSHA fines Rochelle rail car manufacturer $19,550

June 15, 2018 at 6:39 p.m.

An Illinois rail car manufacturing plant that has received millions of dollars in grants, training funds and tax incentives from state and local governments, was fined $19,550 for exposing workers...

Emmaus Borough Council will require the developer of a 55-and-over community to build a bridge for emergency access.

Chicago law firm Meckler Bulger Tilson joining Philadelphia firm

June 15, 2018 at 7:42 p.m.

Meckler Bulger Tilson, a 60-lawyer Chicago law firm, will combine with Cozen O'Connor of Philadelphia on June 1. Meckler Bulger Tilson specializes in labor and employment, complex insurance coverage and...

Ninety-five percent of nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center who voted gave union leadership approval to issue a strike notice if necessary.

U. of C. nurses to strike April 30

June 15, 2018 at 7:35 p.m.

National Nurses United said Friday it has called for a one-day strike April 30 against University of Chicago Medicine. Jan Rodolfo, the union's Midwest director, said no significant movement has...

Protesters chant outside the McDonald's restaurant, 8321 S. Ashland Ave., as a nationwide day of protests organized by the SEIU-backed Fight for $15 movement began Wednesday, April 15, 2015.

NLRB official rejects McDonald’s bid for union documents

June 15, 2018 at 7:33 p.m.

A National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge denied McDonald's request for documents from groups hired by the Service Employees International Union that could have revealed the names of current...

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