Labor

$30K for pizza? No wonder nearly one-third of workers reject SEIU HCII union

$30K for pizza? No wonder nearly one-third of workers reject SEIU HCII union

Not even one-quarter of SEIU HCII’s spending is on representing workers – which should be its main priority. Yet dozens of its own employees make six-figure salaries and it has increased its spending on politics by nearly 9%. Oh, yeah: plus spent over $30,000 at a pizza parlor.

By Mailee Smith

Chicago Teachers Union demands 130M free rides

Chicago Teachers Union demands 130M free rides

The Chicago Teachers Union has 142 pages of demands for its next contract. They include free mass transit for all students and employees in the Chicago Public Schools. That’s as many as 130.3 million free CTA tickets that could cost as much as $122.5 million.

By Jerry Barmore