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Jeff Schuhrke
Jeff Schuhrke is a Working In These Times contributor based in Chicago. He has a Master’s in Labor Studies from UMass Amherst and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in labor history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He was a summer 2013 editorial intern at In These Times. Follow him on Twitter: @JeffSchuhrke.
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Did You Get a Text Inviting You to a Picket Line? It Might Be from Bernie Sanders.
As graduate student workers at the University of Chicago began a three-day work stoppage this week to demand union recognition, Sen. Bernie Sanders—one of the university’s most notable alumni... MORE
Working · June 6, 2019
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We’ve Been Fighting for $15 For 7 Years. Today I’m Celebrating a Historic Victory.
On Tuesday, Illinois became the first state in the Midwest to enact legislation phasing in a $15-per-hour minimum wage, giving 1.4 million workers a raise every year between 2020 and 2025. MORE
Working · February 19, 2019
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When Janus Backfires: A Test Case In Labor Solidarity After Fair Share
In the aftermath of this summer’s Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court decision attacking public-sector unions, the University of Illinois at Chicago is rapidly becoming a bellwether for how those unions might... MORE
Working · November 14, 2018
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Hyatt Workers Win 4-Week Strike, Hours After Third Coast Audio Festival Refused to Cross Picket Line
Twenty-eight days into the largest hotel strike Chicago has seen in a century, about 1,000 workers with UNITE HERE Local 1 have won a new contract at the Hyatt—the last major holdout after... MORE
Working · October 4, 2018
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Today Amazon, Tomorrow the Railroad Industry: The Fight for $15 Rolls On
After being called out by labor activists and progressive politicians like Bernie Sanders for paying poverty wages despite receiving tax breaks and raking in billions of dollars, Amazon has caved to... MORE
Working · October 2, 2018
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Thousands of Chicago Workers Are Out On the First Citywide Hotel Strike In Over a Century
In one of the city’s largest work stoppages in years, thousands of unionized hotel workers across downtown Chicago are on strike to win a new contract. MORE
Working · September 11, 2018
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Voters Just Killed Right to Work in Missouri, Proving Labor Still Has Power Under Janus
After a string of victories across the country in recent years—including this summer’s Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court ruling—the anti-union “right-to-work” movement has met its... MORE
Working · August 7, 2018
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Remembering Ed Sadlowski: Labor Activist, Democratic Socialist and Crusader for the Rank-and-File
The labor movement, the left, and the city of Chicago lost an icon Sunday with the passing of legendary steelworker Ed Sadlowski at the age of 79. “When you think of Chicago and... MORE
Working · June 14, 2018
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After Loyola’s Cinderella NCAA Run, Faculty Are Out On Strike. Where Is Sister Jean?
In the wake of the underdog Loyola Ramblers’ Cinderella run in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament last month, underdog workers at Chicago's Jesuit university are hoping to pull off... MORE
Working · April 4, 2018
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In a Historic First, the Chicago Teachers Union and Charter School Teachers Have Joined Forces
With the approval of a historic union merger, teachers in Chicago are positioning themselves to mount a greater challenge to privatization and austerity. On Monday, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) announced that its... MORE
Working · February 1, 2018