Tag Archives: UIC

CN June 21 2018

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Ken

President Trump wants to combine the Departments of Labor and Education. Governor Rauner wants to end “fair share” payments by workers in union shops who share in the benefits from organized labor but don’t join the union. These workers … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged AFSCME, After Janus, Anders Lindall, Bruce Rauner, collective bargaining, CTU, Donald Trump, Janus v. AFSCME, Joe Hill, Rahm Emanuel, Robert Bruno, UIC | Leave a comment

CN March 26, 2015, Part 1

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Ken

What happens when you fill the table with panelists who’ve been around a while? veterans of the Harold Washington years? These are people who love and breathe politics, and you get a surprisingly balanced view. Right off the bat: Can … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Beyond the Beltway, black-brown coalition, Bruce DuMont, Chuy Garcia, Harold Washington, Jacky Grimshaw, Maria De Los Angeles Torres, Mike Madigan, murder rate, property tax increse, Rahm Emanuel, UIC | Leave a comment

CN Sep 20, 2012

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Ken

If you were following the CTU strike, you might have been dismayed by the union’s failure to suspend the strike last Sunday night. Some in the media, including columnists and editorialists who had been largely favorable, started to peel away, … Continue reading →