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1 week ago |
peoplesworld.org | Brandon Chew
CHICAGO—Mayor Brandon Johnson said he will veto an ordinance that would allow the police superintendent to declare a curfew anywhere in the city with just 30 minutes’ notice to respond to so-called “teen takeover” gatherings. The ordinance was approved by city council members Wednesday by a 27-22 vote. Speaking to reporters shortly after the vote, Mayor Johnson said the ordinance is “counterproductive to the progress” the city has made in reducing crime and violence.
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1 week ago |
peoplesworld.org | Brandon Chew
Employees of a Chicago-area manufacturer have filed for a union election to address unsafe working conditions that have resulted in multiple severe injuries. Workers at SureBuilt, a producer of concrete construction products, reported 23 injuries in 2024 at their Melrose Park facility. They also allege that on March 13, a fire broke out and the company’s fire detectors failed to alert workers. Later that same week, a worker’s arm was cut in several places and broken by a machine.
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2 weeks ago |
peoplesworld.org | Brandon Chew
LOS ANGELES—The NewsGuild-CWA is calling for investigations into officers they say have illegally targeted journalists with “less-lethal rounds and tear gas” amid ongoing protests in Los Angeles against federal immigration raids. The labor union, which represents 28,000 journalists and other workers, said Los Angeles police officers “have fired on local, national and foreign reporters” in what they say is a violation of California state law and the First Amendment.
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2 weeks ago |
peoplesworld.org | Brandon Chew
CHICAGO—Tens of thousands marched through downtown Chicago Tuesday to denounce the violent raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles and the militaristic response to demonstrations by the Trump administration. Over the course of a few hours, what started as a crowd of a few hundred at Federal Plaza grew into a sea of of people as protesters circled the Chicago Loop neighborhood.
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1 month ago |
peoplesworld.org | Brandon Chew
CHICAGO—The evening of May 25, 2020, was when many first saw the video that has since cemented itself in American history.
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