Hundreds rallied at the Thompson Center in the Chicago Loop to celebrate International Women’s Day and call for equal pay and respect for women on the job. “I’m fighting for a future where my children and grandchildren don’t have to worry about harassment on the job,” Genoveva Ramirez, a janitor and member of the Service…
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New Lawsuit Demands Records Regarding Chicago’s Amazon Bid
A Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed Thursday against Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Office seeks “full records” regarding to the City’s bid to be selected to be the site of Amazon’s second headquarters. The lawsuit seeks copies of “any and all communications between the Mayor’s office and Amazon,” a copy of the bid submitted in…
InsurgencyUSA Podcast – Episode 7 – What the HELL is Going on in Chicago!
I’m Zach D Roberts and this week on the Visu.News’ InsurgencyUSA podcast I’m joined by my co-host Aaron Cynic where we discuss the weeks news as decided by us. As we record this Donald J. Trump has been president 331 days. Wherein Aaron Cynic discusses the ‘nightmare’ that is Chicago, putting his life at risk…
Second City Workers Rally To Support Union Organization
Workers at Second City – Chicago’s premier comedy theater – will vote the week of November 13th on the formation of a union. Hospitality workers at the theater began efforts to unionize in July as a way to both raise wages and secure more fair procedures for promotions, raises, and scheduling. Workers and their supporters,…