Governor Pritzker Signs Historic Temp Worker Bill Into Law
The law sets a new national standard for temp worker protections after decades of explosive industry growth Springfield, IL, August 6,...
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Tim Bell
- May 24
- 3 min
Labor Groups Celebrate The Passage of Landmark Temp Worker Fairness & Safety Act
The New Law Will Provide Equal Pay Opportunities for State’s 650,000 Staffing Workers While Creating Innovative Enforcement Mechanisms at...
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Tim Bell
- Feb 15
- 3 min
Current Law Fails To Protect Workers, Leading to Avoidable Deaths.
New worker protections are needed in Illinois to ensure the health and safety of workers, and the end of avoidable workplace deaths. Wed,...
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Tim Bell
- Oct 7, 2022
- 2 min
After 10 Year Legal Battle - $1.04 Million Settlement with Workers for Discriminatory Practices
TDLR; Advocates Are Hopeful That Class Action Agreement of Local Industrial Bakery and Staffing Agency May Mark A Turning Point in...
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Tim Bell
- Aug 26, 2022
- 3 min
TAX CREDITS MEANT FOR MARGINALIZED WORKERS TO GAIN PERMANENT JOBS ARE USED TO SUBSIDIZE TEMP WORK
TLDR; The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) government program offers tax credits to employers as encouragement for hiring marginalized...
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Tim Bell
- Jul 13, 2022
- 2 min
Workers Rights Groups Host Press Conference After Guidance on Discretion for Immigrant Workers
Workers’ Rights Organizations Across Chicagoland Are Encouraging Workers To Reach Out To Workers Centers To Report Workplace Violations....
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Tim Bell
- Jul 7, 2022
- 2 min
Chicago Workers Collaborative Celebrates Restore, Reinvest and Renew (R3) Grant Award
CWC Celebrates Restore, Reinvest and Renew (R3) Grant Award As Our Working Families Legal Clinic Continues to Grow Media Contact: María...
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Tim Bell
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
Community & Essential Worker Organizations Collaborate To Host Worker Memorial 2 Years Into Pandemic
Media Advisory: Community and Essential Worker Organizations Collaborate To Host Worker Memorial Day Two Years Into The Pandemic...
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Tim Bell
- Apr 8, 2022
- 3 min
Big Tech Should Pay Their Fair Share from Profiting off of Illinois!
A message from SEIU Healthcare IL's Childcare For All Coalition The pandemic made the richest people in the country even richer while...
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Tim Bell
- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
We are Heroines, not saviors!
A Message from CWC Public Health Manager, Elva Serna, during Women’s History Month Berwyn, IL Today, CWC’s Public Health Manager, Elva...
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Tim Bell
- Feb 18, 2022
- 2 min
The Temp Agency Seal of Approval Moves Forward in Illinois House
Illinois Takes Important Step towards Creating Good Jobs in Industry Fraught with Discrimination and Wage Theft February 18th,...
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Tim Bell
- Feb 10, 2022
- 2 min
NLRB Directs Regional Offices to Protect Immigrant Workers Taking Action to Win Good Jobs
National Relations Labor Board Action Important to Improving Supply Chains where Workers are Leaving Firms due to Poor Job Quality...
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Tim Bell
- Feb 7, 2022
- 5 min
The Guardian Reporting - Underpaid and misled: how staffing agencies manipulate temps
The Guardian following our report showing temp workers have few protections, even as staffing industry sees explosive growth Haley Hodges...
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Tim Bell
- Feb 4, 2022
- 2 min
High Rates of Wage Theft, Retaliation and Unsafe Conditions In Illinois Staffing Agency Industry
Local Groups Are Demanding Reforms for Temporary Staffing Agency Workers, Many of Whom Are Essential Workers for Brands like Google,...
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Tim Bell
- Feb 1, 2022
- 2 min
Workers Speak about Jobs as Part of Governor Pritzker’s Workforce Commission on Equity and Access
How to find good jobs and how to prepare for them. Workers discuss workforce development policies with Governor’s Office representatives...
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Tim Bell
- Jan 31, 2022
- 2 min
CWC and WWJ Applaud Actions By OSHA and Department of Labor Following Death at Rich’s Products
CWC and WWJ Praises Action by Department of Labor and OSHA but Says More Needs To Be Done To Protect Immigrant Workers in Manufacturing...
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Tim Bell
- Jan 27, 2022
- 2 min
Protecting Workers and Community from Omicron: Partnering with City of Berwyn
After Reaching a 81% Vaccination Rate The City of Berwyn and Their Partners Plan To Continue Efforts To Reach Residents January 26th,...
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Tim Bell
- Dec 20, 2021
- 1 min
Getting People to Civically Engage
A video of CWC's Executive Director, Oswaldo Álvarez, as the keynote speaker at the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation...
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Daniel J Galvin.
- Nov 1, 2021
- 1 min
Alt-Labor’s turn toward politics and public policy to combat the exploitation of low-wage workers
Daniel J Galvin. Economic Policy Institute, November 2021 "Building power and ‘punching above their weight" "Alt-Labor’s turn toward...
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Brittany Scott
- Mar 1, 2021
- 1 min
Opening the Door
Ending Racial Discrimination in Industrial Temp Hiring Through Innovative Enforcement Brittany Scott, Partners for Dignity and Rights,...
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