The new jobs report shows the pace of hiring slowed slightly in January with the economy adding 143,000 jobs. The report also ...

Neither the CTU nor CPS have used the word "strike," but the reality is the 19-page factfinding report opens the door for ...

Legislators have until the end of May to hammer out a solution to a fiscal crisis that public transit leaders say could lead to massive fare hikes and a 40% reduction in train and bus service.

A new bill aims to provide more efficient and reliable transit and dodge a fiscal crisis, write the Illinois AFL-CIO and ...

State lawmakers debating the future of Chicago-area transit have a new proposal to mull over, after a labor-backed coalition ...

As immigrant communities entered a third week of fear and uncertainty in the shadow of immigration action, some business ...

Sometimes, dignity can come with something as simple as a name tag. In 1925, dignity came for the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car ...

Frustrated that the American Railway Union had refused to accept Black railway workers, which by 1925 had swelled to more that 10,000 porters, Randolph led a push to form the Brotherhood of Sleeping ...

A host of tributes across America recognize the achievements of pioneering Black union leader A. Philip Randolph — his ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, but remained at levels consistent with a healthy labor market.

$5,000 to the Chicago Federation of Labor and Industrial Union Council PAC and $100,000 to the After School Matters nonprofit. The fourth-quarter filings also show he spent thousands of dollars on ...

“It will put people to work and provide jobs for the community,” said Andrea Kluger, chief of staff for the Chicago Federation of Labor, but she wants the United Center to guarantee high ...