Spotlight || Chicago’s South Suburbs on the Rise “But why the South Suburbs? Why are you there?” This is a question we inevitably encounter whenever we speak about our work in Calumet City and surrounding suburbs. We politely answer, we’re a grassroots worker center based on the southeast side of Chicago, humbly known as “Chicago’s […]
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Victory! Last night Calumet City became the first city in IL to let residents vote on One Fair Wage. Thank you to our members in Calumet City who worked to lead this and thank you to our partner, ROC Chicago and their members, for all of their support and guidance in getting this passed. We’re only
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CTU-IWP leaders were in Springfield to pass HB1290, a bill that will make it easier for workers to collect stolen wages, and to advocate for All Kids, a program that ensures no child in Illinois lacks basic medical coverage. Thanks to our partners, Healthy Illinois and the Raise the Floor Alliance, who stand with us
Calumet City members of Centro de Trabajadores Unidos – Immigrant Workers Project (CTU-IWP) show the power community residents have to make change in our local communities. For three months, our members met and took action to protest Calumet City for drastically increasing the water rate and late fees. On December 29th of 2014, without notice,
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