Unique Thrift Store Workers File for Union Election!
The Story of “Las Unicas” Having a collective voice at work means workers experience better safety and health safeguards, wages, and protection from discrimination and other mistreatment. The workers...
View ArticleMayday! on May Day 2014
Mayday! “Aggressive cost cutting really can make all the difference. That’s the lesson from Caterpillar’s fourth quarter earnings report, out Monday morning. The world’s largest maker of construction...
View ArticleGolan’s Movers on Strike!
In the summer of 2013 workers from Golan’s Moving & Storage came to Arise Chicago reporting extreme wage theft. Arise educated the workers about their rights and how to organize coworkers to...
View ArticleGolan’s Moving Strikers Getting Wide Religious Support
On Tuesday, August 12th, religious leaders joined Golan’s Moving & Storage workers on their picket line as they entered the third week of their strike over unfair labor practices. “Our shared...
View ArticleCommunity rallies to support Golan’s strikers!
Hundreds of supports have strengthened the Skokie picket line of the Golan’s Moving workers, now ending their third week of an unfair labor practice strike in which the company refuses to negotiate a...
View ArticleTwo Arise Board Members on Front Page of the Chicago Tribune
Arise Chicago Board members Rocio Caravantes and Prof. Bob Bruno were featured in Sunday’s Chicago Tribune cover stories about the urgent need to raise the minimum wage. Said Rocio in the article, “It...
View ArticleBreakfast and Conversation with Martin Sheen
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View ArticleAnti-Wage Theft Ordinance Passes City Council Unanimously!
As a result of the months of collaboration between Arise Chicago and Alderman Pawar (47th ward), on Thursday, January 17th, the City of Chicago passed an ordinance stating that, should a business owner...
View ArticleCook County Board Unanimously Passes Ground-Breaking Anti-Wage Theft Legislation
Inspired by Arise Worker Center Members, Cook County Board Unanimously Passes Ground-Breaking Anti-Wage Theft Legislation On Tuesday, February 10th, the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted...
View ArticleRace and Parish Matters: The Politics of Black Catholic Parishes
Arise Chicago is proud to co-sponsor a talk with Dominican University Ministry featuring Political scientist Dr. Larycia Hawkins. She will explore the complex dynamics of race and politics in Chicago’s...
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