workers rights Archives - The Chicago Reporter

We call workers ‘essential’ – but is that just referring to the work, not the people?

by Asraa MustufaMay 8, 2020May 8, 2020

There’s a disconnect between how many low-wage workers are being described, and what they’re experiencing on the ground.

Essential workers contract COVID-19 statewide, giving demands a deadly urgency

by Curtis BlackApril 9, 2020April 9, 2020

Employment and Labor, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Report: Amazon workers’ injuries spike during holiday season at Illinois facility

by Curtis BlackDecember 10, 2019December 10, 2019

Does the Civil Rights Act protect LGBT workers? The Supreme Court is about to decide

by Asraa MustufaNovember 25, 2019November 25, 2019

Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be, Transportation

Lightfoot’s rideshare fee plan improves equity, but why not tax Uber and Lyft directly?

by Curtis BlackNovember 12, 2019November 13, 2019

Worker-protection laws aren’t ready for an automated future

by Asraa MustufaAugust 28, 2019December 10, 2019

Employment and Labor, Perspectives

Widening the tent for a multiracial labor movement

by Asraa MustufaSeptember 4, 2017

Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Lessons from the Republic Windows workers’ sit-in, eight years on

by Asraa MustufaJanuary 5, 2017May 15, 2017

Race and Culture, TCR Talks

Under Trump, Chicago organizers gear up to build coalitions

by Melissa SanchezNovember 15, 2016November 15, 2016

Employment and Labor, TCR Talks

A long fight for employment protections for domestic workers

by La Risa LynchOctober 5, 2016February 26, 2018