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Immigration Audits Target 24 Illinois Employers
The companies are among 1,000 nationwide that authorities say they’ve notified for auditing. The companies, suspected of employing unauthorized workers, have connections to public safety.
Posted on 11.19.2009 |  |
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Temp Agency Defends Warehouse Dismissals
A firm that supplies labor for Bissell Homecare’s warehouse in southwest suburban Elwood disputes a claim that it’s firing workers because they petitioned for a union.
Posted on 11.13.2009 |  |
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Warehouse Workers Lose Jobs After Unionizing
About 70 workers at a Bissell Homecare warehouse in Will County are losing their jobs. The vacuum-cleaner company says it’s because a contract for their services is ending. The workers say it’s because they joined a union and complained about their pay and conditions.
Posted on 11.12.2009 |  |
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Killings Add Weight to Police Training
Mass shootings in Florida and Texas are reverberating across the Chicago area. They came up Friday in some training for Illinois cops about a form of suicide.
Posted on 11.9.2009 |  |
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Labor March Demands Banking Regulation
Some top U.S. labor leaders rallied protesters in Chicago on Tuesday. They came for a convention of the American Bankers Association. The labor leaders are calling for tougher regulation of the financial sector.
Posted on 10.27.2009 |  |
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U of Illinois Trustees OK Chancellor Resignation
University of Illinois trustees have approved agreements for top officials in an admissions scandal to resign. The deals aren’t going over well with some Chicago campus unions.
Posted on 10.23.2009 |  |
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