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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University Graduate Workers protest in Nov. 2019. “Unions 101: A Political Education Even” educated attendees on the process, history and types of unions.

Northwestern Graduate Workers join other Chicago grad students, protest downtown to protect their rights to unionize

November 14, 2019

Graduate students from Chicago area schools rallied Thursday at the Federal Building to protest the National Labor Relations Board‘s proposed rule that would strip them of their right to unionize. Northwestern...

Andrea Lin and Khizar Nandoliya edit essays in Norris. The two Northside College Prep alumnae created an editing service for CPS seniors affected by the strike.

An “untapped source of community:” NU students organize essay editing service for CPS seniors during strike

October 31, 2019

For Northside College Preparatory High School senior Resty Fufunan, November is the height of college applications: polishing resumes, scoring last-minute letters of recommendation and — with the guidance...

Letter from the Editors: Cuffing season for Jane Fonda, and the power of celebrity activism

October 30, 2019

When it was announced in May that Jane Fonda would receive the 2019 Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, it wasn’t most people’s...

Illinois Federation of Teachers President Daniel Montgomery speaks as Chicago Public Schools teachers picket on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, at Lane Tech High School in Chicago.

CPS strike begins as teachers, professionals protest across city

October 17, 2019

CHICAGO — Strikers donned in red marched up and down West Madison Street Thursday morning in front of Chicago Public Schools headquarters, as 25,000 members of the Chicago Teachers Union mounted picket...

Chicago Teachers Union president Jesse Sharkey speaks before a school board meeting in August. The union announced they will strike on Thursday.

Chicago teachers strike, cancelling classes for 300,000 students

October 16, 2019

With a looming strike, Chicago Public Schools cancelled class on Thursday, as thousands of teachers hit the picket lines. The Chicago Teachers Union officially announced Wednesday that they would strike,...

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