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Report urges union push as membership slips
Unions address income inequality, but need boost, proposed ban on right-to-work laws
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Ted CoxUnions, Harvard Law School, Harvard Law School Labor and Worklife Program, U.S. Bureau pf Labor Statistics, U.S. Union Membership, Sharon Block, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Right-to-Work, Janus, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax
'Sweat' equity
Pulitzer-winning play at Chicago’s Goodman Theater resonates in small towns abandoned by industry
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Ted CoxGoodman Theater, Lynn Nottage, Aaron Mays, Ron OJ Parson, Tyla Abercrumbie, Mike Cherry, Chaon Cross, Kirsten Fitzgerald, Keith Kupferer, Andre Teamer, Edgar Sanchez, Working Families, Illinois Working Families, Unions
Bernie renews call for 'political revolution'
Sen. Sanders brings 2020 presidential campaign ‘Announcement Tour’ to Chicago
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Ted CoxBernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Income Inequality, Working Families, $15 Minimum Wage, Minimum Wage, 2020 Presidential Election, Navy Pier, Hillary Clinton, Medicare for All, Health Care, U.S. Drug Prices, Walmart, Unions, University of Chicago, Immigrant Detention, Criminal Justice Reform, Rural Poverty
Rauner drags feet on union raises
Comptroller Mendoza joins labor leader in call for governor to obey Oct. 1 deadline
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Susana Mendoza, Roberta Lynch, AFSCME Council 31, Brittany Adams, Working Families, Illinois Working Families, Unions, Illinois Public Unions, Elizabeth Tomev
Individualists unite! New video
Progressive groups join together under an agenda of interrelated issues they say are ‘overwhelmingly popular with the broader electorate’
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Ted CoxForward Illinois, Jack Darin, Sierra Club, Sierra Club Illinois Chapter, Jennifer Welch, Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood Illinois Action, Yolanda Piper, SEIU, Mike Ziri, Equality Illinois, Bindu Poroori, ICIRR, Zach Koutsky, UFCW Local 881, Mark Walsh, Illinois Council Agains Handgun Violence, William McNary, Citizen Action Illinois, Working Families, Health Care, Minimum Wage, Unions, Gun Control, Illinois Gun Control, Immigration, Immigrants
Union interest on the increase
Survey finds almost half of U.S. non-union workers would sign to join one
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They don't want to spoil the party
Both Rauner, Madigan attacked by new Proft website backing anti-tax conservatives
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Dan Proft, Liberty Principles, Local Government Information Services, Michael Madigan, Illinois Property Taxes, Illinois Education Funding, Unions, Chicago Cubs, Ammie Kessem, Illinois Policy Institute, Michael Miner, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Save Your Home Now, Kathi Griffin, Illinois Education Association
States of the unions
As wages rise with union strength in Minnesota and Illinois, study finds Wisconsin lags behind
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Scott Walker, Karen Lewis, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Chicago Teachers Union, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Midwest Economic Policy Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Unions, Illinois Public Unions, Workers, Working Families
Public support for unions solid
New Gallup poll finds firm U.S. majority backs unions with approval rising
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, United Steelworkers, Unions, Illinois Public Unions, Working Families, Gallup, Janus, Illinois Policy Institute, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Labor Day
IPI working to bust teacher unions
The conservative Illinois Policy Institute, affiliated with Gov. Rauner, is urging teachers to abandon their unions
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Illinois Policy Institute, IPI, Janus, IEA, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, Richard Uihlein, Erika Wozniak, Education, Unions
Unions balance political discourse
Study finds unions give voice to voters politicians can otherwise easily ignore
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Janus unleashes coordinated attack on unions
Rauner's new state website on changing union membership crosses line as 'strikingly partisan'
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Betsy DeVos, Illinois Policy Institute, Mackinac Center, Anders Lindall, Bridget Shanahan, AFSCME Council 31, Illinois Education Association, IEA, Unions, Fair Share, Janus, Janus v. AFSCME, Mark Janus
