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Union workers call for fair contract at Sherman Avenue construction site

September 19, 2023

Local union members called attention to a construction project on Sherman Avenue Monday with a symbol that’s hard to miss — a 12-foot tall inflatable rat. According to members of the International...

Lawsuit against NU’s retirement plan returns to 7th U.S. Circuit court after revival by U.S. Supreme Court

July 8, 2022

A Northwestern labor lawsuit originally dismissed in 2020 is being reexamined by the 7th U.S. Circuit court, which sees cases from Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois. The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled...

Goodman: Interns should be rewarded with fair pay

August 19, 2013

While working at my internship this summer, I have been paying more attention than usual to the ongoing debate over unpaid internships. Last month, a judge in Manhattan ruled that Fox Searchlight Studios...

Alan Krueger to deliver on-campus address Monday

October 5, 2012

Alan Krueger, President Barack Obama's chief economic adviser, will speak on campus next week. Northwestern announced this morning that Krueger will deliver the 2012 Institute for Policy Research’s...

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