Chicago Stands Up Against Corporate Greed

Last week thousands of working Chicagoans protested corporations in attendance of a Midwest Chamber of Commerce summit.  Protesters demanded accountability from corporations who, by failing to pay taxes, have caused the housing crisis, unemployment, and budget deficits.  Check out the action here. To join the growing movement, visit Stand Up! Chicago.

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Lakeview Community Says “No Way” to Low Pay

By: Angelica Cardoso A coalition of Lakeview community members, organizations, local business owners, faith leaders, union representatives, the neighborhood chamber of commerce and others united this morning to speak out against Wal-Mart’s intent to open a store in the Lakeview neighborhood, on Broadway just north of Diversey.  There is currently a T.J. Maxx and a [...]

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Cincinnati Workers Fight Sub-Minimum Wage

Worker members of the Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center are fighting a temp agency that charges for mandatory transportation fee for cleaners of the Cincinnati Reds’ ballpark.  The result?  Workers who clean the stadium bathrooms and use power washers to clean the grandstands make less than the state’s minimum wage.  Read the full article at The [...]

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Report on Faithful Solidarity in Wisconsin

By Rev. C.J. Hawking As I assist Rabbi Renee Bauer of Madison’s Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice of South Central Wisconsin, the following has been accomplished:  over 400 religious leaders statewide have signed a statement in support of a just solution; over 120 religious leaders marched together in Saturday’s rally of 100,000 supporters; Shabbat services led [...]

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Workers’ Rights Here and Abroad

Workers toppled a dictator in Egypt, but might be silenced in Wisconsin. See the story in The American Prospect, Harold Myerson, February 17, 2011

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Wisconsin workers and allies protest proposed Republican Gov. attack on public workers

Wisconsin workers and allies protest Repulican Governor Scott Walker’s proposed cuts to public sector union jobs, wages and benefits, including curtailing collective bargaining rights.  See a summary of coverage on Colorlines, on-the-ground reflections on  StaleyBookBlog, and a slideshow on Working In These Times.

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