Two large labor organizations announced that they had reached agreements with key employers yesterday. At Peoria's Caterpillar, all seven of the United Auto Workers locals that represent some 6,000 hourly workers approved a six-year agreement which bargaining committee members said was “is as good as we’re going to get, this time.” more ›

Hundreds of union workers from Unite Here Local 1 started marching in front of the Michigan Avenue Hilton Saturday morning beginning a three-day strike. They banged on pots, waved their signs and made their voices heard to hotel management and guests. Local 1’s strike joins their fellow Unite Here workers who went on strike in Honolulu and San Francisco earlier this past week. more ›

Eight people were bound and robbed at gunpoint Sunday night at the Hilton Chicago at 720 S Michigan. The assailants got away with about $20,000. more ›