Labor
The company declared bankruptcy in December, throwing more than 200 people out of work. It was scheduled to reopen earlier this month, but a union representative says plans for the factory are unclear.
6 months ago | Fernando Diaz
In an effort to cut costs, the district pared wages in 2001. A legal fight ensued. How much did the district spend on legal fees over the course of that battle? Nobody's saying.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
The former comptroller of Teamsters Local 743 took the stand and told jurors in a federal election-rigging trial that he was innocent. A prosecutor responded with a wilting cross-examination.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
Mayor Daley's critics have argued the TIFs have created a slush fund for developers at the expense of revenues for schools and other local governments. The law mandates Web access to TIF records.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
Advocates say Obama administration won't be able to fix economic problems without addressing immigration reform. Similar marches in 2006 drew thousands in support of reforms.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
Local labor leaders and community organizers descended on city hall yesterday to criticize the city for failing to focus on the needs of the working class.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
Union ballots ended up at the homes and offices of friends, family and people who didn't know a thing about the Teamsters election -- all part of the scheme to steal the election, prosecutors allege.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
A star witness in the trial of three former Teamsters Local 743 members took the stand and admitted his role in rigging a union election.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
Election official says "few controls" on who received ballots, but she checked duplicate ballots to make sure votes weren't counted more than once. Trial to continue on Monday.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
Three former Teamsters Local 743 officials are on trial, accused of scheming to steal a union election. Federal prosecutors say the three altered union membership records to send ballots to their allies.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
Official overseeing election says he noticed discrepancies and was fired during vote count.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
Three former officials of Teamsters Local 743 stole a union election by forming an "assembly line" to mark ballots in their favor, prosecutors say. The case is on trial in federal court.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
The Window of Opportunity fund accepted public donations for workers in the wake of the closure and subsequent labor protests in December at Republic's Goose Island plant. Two workers say the money was mismanaged.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
A state appeals court has put a halt to Cook County Board President Todd H. Stroger's efforts to trim his budget by laying off public defenders.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
In an effort to spare some cash, the district ended up footing the bill for years of litigation as well as a $3.5 million settlement. Now, answers on how much the move cost taxpayers are obscured in a bureaucratic maze.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
