Work

News and information on the state of work in Illinois.

The Equal Pay Chicago Coalition wants to educate workers and employers about gender pay disparities, hosting a virtual event on Equal Pay Day.
The stress of managing high living costs and food is leading some to cope by actually spending more, survey finds.
An open letter signed by 32 workers cited a number of concerns from overwork because of staff shortages to fair wages and stable benefits.
Drivers complained of safety concerns, decreases in pay and having their rideshare accounts unfairly terminated or suspended.
The flight attendants in Chicago protested the lack of contract negotiations and demanded better wages and working conditions, as part of the Worldwide Flight Attendant Day of Action.
Managers will receive up to $20,000 in Walmart stock grants every year. The moves follow an announcement made by the discounter earlier this month that it was raising the starting base pay for store managers, while redesigning its bonus plan.
As more day care operators leave for better-paying jobs, families have fewer child care options, according to the union that represents 15,000 providers.
The moves come as the nation’s largest retailer and largest private employer aims to hand onto managers and show hourly workers there’s a path for upward mobility.
The state was on par with nationwide trends, where wage growth for “job-stayers” increased 5.4%, and the state’s median salary was just shy of the national median salary of $58,700.
Wednesday’s report, called the Jobs Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, reinforced other recent evidence that while the job market is slowing from its robust heights, it remains solid.
Workers in the manufacturing, warehousing, food service, janitorial and restaurant industries gathered to protest workplace harassment, including intimidation, degradation and identity-based targeting.
While some view college as the best route to financial stability, studies show career and technical degrees cost less and can produce a higher income.
The ex-president takes inspiration from Studs Terkel, keeping the Netflix docuseries’ focus on the individuals doing the jobs.
The world’s fifth largest brewer will lease 84,000 square feet, taking about half the space it has had at 250 S. Wacker Drive.
By noon, several hundred union members had gathered at the quad for a rally with officials, including Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, state Rep. Lakesia Collins, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th).
The builder, Inherent LC3, installed the first home in August and is weeks away from delivering the second and third. The single-family houses are all going up near Laura S. Ward Elementary School.
Among complaints are allegations Levy violated state law, working dishwashers for 35 days straight.
The nearly 900-member union has been working without a contract since mid-August and decisively authorized a strike last month.
Leaders of one of Chicago’s most prominent hospitals sent a letter this month to nurses discouraging unionizing.
The workers say that a “strong majority” of their group wants to affiliate with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.