Southwest Airlines brought in $3.1 billion in shareholder returns, but their pilots allege that they saw none of the profits. According to the Chicago Tribune, the Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association (SWAPA) created an advertisement they hope to share on a billboard to spread awareness about the issue. Unfortunately, the pilots had needed the assistance of […]
According to Huffington Post labor reporter Dave Jamieson, Oreos completely explain the insane U.S. election season. When Mondelez announced recently that it would be offshoring 600 Chicago factory jobs to Mexico, each of the remaining presidential candidates responded in their own way. Trump called for a boycott and pledged to stop eating Oreos for good,
Willowbrook residents were evacuated from an apartment complex on Tuesday, May 31, after its roof blew off in a severe windstorm. The Red Cross is currently helping the 130 people who are now temporarily homeless as they wait for the go-ahead to return to their severely damaged building. One resident, Giovanna Johnson, who lives on
Doctors across the country are taking part in an experimental surgery in order to test different alternatives for painkillers. The rotator-cuff surgery is a common shoulder operation; it repairs the shoulder tendon from injuries from sports, wear and tear, or falling. It is determined to be one of the most painful surgeries to recover from
One in five people who die from drowning are children 14 years and younger, and tragically, a Joliet family is mourning the losses of two of their children who died in the Kankakee River early Monday. The Arroyo family was in the Wilmington area to celebrate Memorial Day when things turned tragic fast. Thirteen-year-old Abiyail
Over Memorial Day Weekend, millions of people erupted into outrage over the killing of the 17-year-old silverback gorilla Harambe at the Cincinnati Zoo. The viral incident echoed the rage that followed the killing of Cecil the Lion by a Minnesota dentist last year, except this time the gorilla was shot and killed to save a
In 1980, the average CEO-to-worker pay ratio was just 42 to 1. Today, that number has skyrocketed to 335 to 1. The AFL-CIO, the largest federation of labor unions in the country, just released their annual Executive Paywatch report, which shines a light on accelerating income inequality. And this year, the AFL-CIO is shining a
A new budget agreement has been crafted by lawmakers and is now pending approval in legislation. According to sources from Chicago Tonight, the new budget framework will include higher taxes, big cuts in spending, and a possible Chicago casino. The budget agreement would include almost $8 billion in new taxes and spending cuts, with $5.4
The Flint, MI, water crisis is already one of the greatest man-made environmental catastrophes in U.S. history, and now the Chicago Tribune has identified 200 communities in Illinois with lead levels that exceed the federal safety standards. In total, the affected public water systems service more than 800,000 Illinois residents, including many in the Chicago
An attempt to raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco failed in the Illinois Senate last week. Legislature promoted by Democratic Senator John Mulroe of Chicago would have prohibited the sale of tobacco products to people under the age of 21; however, Thursday’s vote shut down the proposal 23-25. Supporters of the bill argued that