http://www.chicagocurrent.com Illinois Federation of Teachers : Pictures, Videos, Breaking News en-us Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:39:00 -0500 http://www.chicagocurrent.com/news/32435-Labor-issues-haven-39-t-changed-much-in-150-years-speaker-says http://www.chicagocurrent.com/news/32435-Labor-issues-haven-39-t-changed-much-in-150-years-speaker-says A majority of the labor umbrella's union organizations voted for Dan Hynes, whose campaign called the absence of an endorsement "a major rebuke" to Gov. Pat Quinn. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.chicagocurrent.com/news/30861-AFL-CIO-abstains-from-endorsement-in-Illinois-governor-s-race http://www.chicagocurrent.com/news/30861-AFL-CIO-abstains-from-endorsement-in-Illinois-governor-s-race About a year after they began a unionizing effort, teachers at the Chicago International Charter School finally have a contract with administrators. Charter schools represent a growing battleground for labor activists around the United States. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:07:00 -0600 http://www.chicagocurrent.com/news/30718-New-Union-Charts-Fresh-Course-for-Educators http://www.chicagocurrent.com/news/30718-New-Union-Charts-Fresh-Course-for-Educators