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Tag Archives: Labor
Growing Up “Unlucky”: Putting a Human Face on Bureau of Labor Statistics
Numerous options for employment abound in our small metropolitan area nestled amid the farmland of eastern central Illinois. From warehouses to food establishments to car repair shops, job seekers have many a choice for offering their time and effort. Yet, … Continue reading
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Posted in African American history, African Americans, Economics, Labor, Labor/Economics, Racism, Section
Tagged economic racism, economics, inequality, Labor, unemployment
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GEO at UIUC 10 Months into Contract Negotiations
As I write this, the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) Local 6300 is 10 months into the contract negotiating process with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign administration. So far there have been 19 bargaining sessions. The GEO presented its proposal … Continue reading
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Posted in labor, Labor/Economics, Section, University of Illinois, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tagged Campus organizing, GEO, graduate students, Labor, UIUC, unions
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March Issue Front Cover
WOMEN”S HISTORY MONTH ISSUE 636 total views
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Posted in Front Cover, Labor, Labor militancy, Section, Women
Tagged Labor, organizing, women
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Union Women on the Move
Hopeful signs of a labor resurgence are everywhere. Despite another decline in the unionized percentage of the labor force and the stalemate in efforts at labor law reform, new frontiers in union organizing have emerged, strikes are on the upswing, … Continue reading
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Posted in Economy, Labor, Labor militancy, Women, Worker Health and Safety
Tagged Labor, labor history, organizing, women
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I Love My Job, But . . .
The University of Illinois is part of the US land-grant university system. Each state has a land-grant university that operates a Cooperative Extension Service, which provides non-formal education to agricultural producers and communities in each county in Illinois. I work … Continue reading
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Posted in Labor, Labor/Economics, Section, social services, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tagged Labor, UIUC
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GEO Drive to Survive Rally
The Public i has received this press release from the Graduate Employees’ Organization. We have published it in its entirety below. ———————————————————————————————————- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 30, 2020 CONTACT: Owen MacDonald 913-944-2676 ojmacdonald@gmail.com GRADUATE WORKERS’ DRIVE TO SURVIVE MAY DAY … Continue reading
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Posted in Healthcare, labor, Labor
Tagged GEO, healthcare, Labor
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