ED at @grassrootschi @GIAChicago.
Chicago, IL
Joined December 2008
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Spring flowers are out and weather is great to get out the votes for @graciela4senate and @BringChiHome! 3 days left!!
So @Ald_Villegas has become a "champion" of electing 20 school board seats? When he was Lightfoot's council leader, he called for a hybrid model that was even more appointed (8-3) than the current legislation. Nice u-turn.
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Appeal court ruling yesterday has me looking forward to calling voters tonight! Let's get people to vote YES on Question #1 and Bring Chicago Home mobilize.us/s/xviI2q
Checkout #wintogetherMN! Inspiring to see the power that labor and community have built together there!!
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Awww yeah!
FULL STORY: The appellate court decision blasted the decision by Cook County Judge Kathleen Burke to invalidate the ballot measure known as Bring Chicago Home, saying she gave no reason for her ruling. @wttw news.wttw.com/2024/03/06/chi…
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Great news! Congrats! ✊
NUGW-UE reached a tentative agreement! Admin moved because 2K members pledged to strike! 45K base stipend Sept '24, dental and vision premiums covered 100%, international worker fund, major recourse with grievance procedure and more! Members vote March 11-13, details coming soon!
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Instituto admin needs to get serious. Hold strong Instituto educators!
Solidarity with Chicago Tribune staff going on STRIKE against a hedge fund that has been decimating newspapers nationwide.
Chicago Tribune journalists are going on strike for 24 hours tomorrow for the first time in history.
@CTGuild has bargained for a fair contract since 2018.
Alden responded by offering functional pay cuts & fewer benefits despite the Trib's profits. We're done playing games.
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“if Illinois is trying to help struggling parents, it has to do right by the providers who look after their children every day.” wbez.org/stories/illinois-ch…
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I knew IL's tax system was unfair but still surprised to see its place on this chart, showing the states levying the highest taxes on poor families. From itep.org/whopays-7th-edition…
“We will never address systemic racism without anti-racist practices and policies. The Board of Education is asking us to embrace the original intent and spirit of civil rights crusader Whitney Young.“chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/…
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Hurray 🍾✊
Congrats to the educators at Christopher House for their first contract victory as @CTULocal1 members. It's historic! ctulocal1.org/posts/first-co…
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I am saddened and sorry this happened to Alder Ramirez. I am solid in the belief that most people in BP and Chicago will welcome new arrivals but I also know that right wing forces recognize tinder when they find it and some people don’t know they’re being used.
NOW: Ald. Julia Ramirez (12th), whose ward has the planned tent site, arrived & was immediately encompassed by screaming protesters. The situation got so tense that CPD broke up the crowd and put the Alderwoman + her staffer in a squad car & left.
#OnAssignment for @BlockClubCHI
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Important read. Not really a story about parking lots, but about a sick system where working doesn’t guarantee you a dignified life.
Dozens of parking lots have opened across the U.S. for working people who earn too little to afford rent but too much to receive government assistance and have turned their cars into a form of affordable housing. nyti.ms/3S5Nyk8
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Join the GC team & apply for the Bargaining for the Common Good Director position. Help us cultivate alliances between labor and community organizations, expand strategic and organizing capacities, and win the demands of our members.
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Tell Hyatt: Stop Hosting Fossil Fuel Criminals in Chicago - Sign the Petition! chng.it/cRFcSzd2 via @Change
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