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A strike by Greek teachers triggers a broader labor dispute

Striking Greek public school teachers have marched in protest through central Athens as tensions grow between labor organizations and the center-right government over workers’ rights

World - ABC News - October 23

What a new labor contract could mean for Boeing

About 33,000 striking Boeing workers were voting Wednesday on whether to ratify a new contract with the embattled aircraft manufacturing giant. The four-year deal comes with a 35% pay hike, as well ...

Alabama Prison Labor Program Faces Legal Challenges

A work-release program for Alabama prisoners provides labor for corporations and income for the state. Lawsuits are challenging its constitutionality.

Business - The New York Times - October 26

Chicago Blackhawks Journey Continues Through Alberta

The Chicago Blackhawks are on an 82-game odyssey that will present a lot of challenges this season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 14

Exotic caracal cat on the loose in Chicago suburb

World - Yahoo News - October 15

Chicago group works to reduce crime and violence in the city

As the presidential election nears, the issue of crime is weighing on the minds of voters. A CBS News poll taken earlier this year found 63% of voters said crime would be a factor in who they vote ...

Women's program aims to combat violence in Chicago

Many of the women participating in Chicago's She Ro intervention program have lost a loved one to gun violence.

Former Wild Forward Off To A Great Start In Chicago

The former Wild forward played 84 games with Minnesota.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 days ago

Voters consider ban on forced labor aimed at protecting prisoners

California and Nevada voters will decide in November if they want to ban forced prison labor by removing language from their state constitutions rooted in the legacy of chattel slavery

Boeing’s labor strike is forcing this company to send hundreds of employees home

Spirit AeroSystems is furloughing 700 employees due to the impact of the strike by Boeing’s machinists.

Business - MarketWatch - October 18

Immigrant Labor Powers the Economy. What Will Happen After November 5?

Will the election value or imperil the workers doing jobs that keep GDP growth humming? Campaign rhetoric suggests two starkly different outcomes.

Business - Inc. - October 21

Boeing machinists reject new labor contract, extending strike

Nearly six weeks after walking off the job, members of the union representing more than 30,000 machinists voted Wednesday to reject Boeing's latest offer, a 35 percent raise over four years, and ...

Short on Time, Harris’s Labor Allies Sprint to Reach Working-Class Voters

Unions and their affiliates think they can still break through with the Democrats’ worst demographic, white working-class voters, by hustling on the ground. But it has been a slog.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

Review: Labor organizers score against Amazon in 'Union,' a complex, essential documentary

In 2022, Amazon's Staten Island warehouse became the site of a defiant labor showdown that made national headlines, here chronicled in its many twists and turns.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 25

Hundreds of Jews murdered at a little known Nazi labor camp are remembered

The son of a Holocaust survivor has fulfilled a yearslong personal mission with the unveiling of memorials to hundreds of Jews murdered by German forces during World War II

World - ABC News - October 30

Kamala Harris will be a president for the labor movement – and for working women | Liz Shuler

As the first female president of the United States’ largest labor federation, I’m proud to support the vice-president. The 6.6 million union women in this country – nearly half of today’s labor ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

White House blames jobs reports on hurricanes and labor strikes

The White House on Friday blamed the stall in job growth in October on the hurricanes and labor strikes in recent weeks. The U.S. added 12,000 jobs and the jobless rate stayed flat at 4.1 percent ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Elon Musk’s canvassing operation sued in California for alleged labor law violations

Plaintiffs accuse America Pac of several violations during its operation to support Orange county’s Michelle Steel. Elon Musk’s troubled canvassing operation on behalf of Donald Trump and the ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

The Biden-Harris Department of Labor is politicizing your retirement savings

The Biden administration's new rule allows retirement plan managers to invest without the consent of participants to achieve their political, social or ideological goals, potentially reducing ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Boeing machinists accept labor contract, ending 7-week strike

Boeing sweetened its offer to thousands of striking factory workers, leading machinists union to back the deal.

Boeing machinists end strike after approving labor contract with 38% raises

The vote is the third time since September that Boeing's machinists are considering a new labor deal.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

New York Times Launches Election 'Needle' Despite Labor Strike

The news organization had warned that its election-forecasting tool might not be operational; some staffers debate the merits of the labor action.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago

NWSL's Chicago Red Stars to become Chicago Stars Football Club: How the women's soccer team got a new identity

Chicago Stars Football Club will be the new name of the organization come the end of the 2024 season

Sports - CBS Sports - October 23

Ruth Chepngetich smashes marathon world record by nearly two minutes in Chicago

Kenyan also won Chicago Marathon in 2021 and 2022 Tributes paid to late Kelvin Kiptum in race Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich smashed the women’s world record by nearly two minutes at the Chicago ...

World - The Guardian - October 13

Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya sets women's world record in Chicago Marathon

Chepngetich completed the Chicago Marathon nearly two minutes faster than the previous women's marathon world record

Sports - CBS Sports - October 13

Caleb Williams shines as Chicago Bears trample Jacksonville Jaguars in London

Chicago Bears 35-16 Jacksonville Jaguars Williams throws four touchdown passes North London was orange (and a bit blue) as the Chicago Bears rekindled their relationship with British fans and ...

World - The Guardian - October 13

Ruth Chepngetich Shatters the Women’s Marathon World Record in Chicago

The Kenyan runner became the first woman to break 2:10 in the marathon.

Sports - The New York Times - October 14

Chicago Blackhawks Should Be Excited About Rockford Ice Hogs

The Chicago Blackhawks are getting ready for a season where there will be ups and downs. However, the Rockford IceHogs may be one of the top teams in the AHL. The organization is very healthy down ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 14

Ruth Chepngetich shatters women’s world record at Chicago Marathon

Kenyan distance runner Ruth Chepngetich completed the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56 on Sunday, smashing the women’s full marathon world record. Chepngetich became the first woman to ever run under ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 13

Watch live: Trump gives remarks at Economic Club in Chicago

Former President Trump is giving remarks in Chicago on Tuesday afternoon focused on his economic agenda. The event at the Economic Club of Chicago, hosted by Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Exotic caracal loose in Chicago suburbs is found under deck of home

A caracal that had recently been on the loose in a suburban Chicago neighborhood has officially been captured, nearly 24 hours after officials warned residents of the exotic cat in the area.

WATCH: Endangered wild cat found under Chicago suburbs home

The cat was identified to be a caracal, which are characterized by their striking looks with long legs, short tail, long tufted ears and large canine teeth.

Longtime Chicago White Sox Owner Is Said to Be Open to Selling the Team

Jerry Reinsdorf, who also owns the Chicago Bulls, is the second-longest active owner in M.L.B. after buying the team in 1981.

Sports - The New York Times - October 17

Chicago Touts $371 Million Impact From Democratic Convention

World - Yahoo News - October 17

One of El Chapo's sons begins plea negotiations with Chicago federal prosecutors

Ovidio Guzman López is facing narcotics trafficking charges.

Chicago to begin shutting down separate migrant shelter system

The city of Chicago will overhaul its migrant response strategy, including by closing its “landing zone” and migrant-only shelters, as it responds to a decline in the number of people arriving to ...

Chicago Blackhawks Recall Drew Commesso, Loan Isaak Phillips To Rockford

This is the first time Commesso has earned an NHL recall

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 26

Chicago White Sox hire Will Venable as manager, AP sources say

Sports - ABC News - October 30

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