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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


The dining workers plan to continue to strike each day from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. until UNITE HERE Local 1 negotiates a new contract with Compass Group, including increased wages and pension benefits.

SOLR, Chicago labor leaders join striking dining workers to demand new contract

March 14, 2025

On the fifth day of the Compass Group dining workers’ strike, members of Students Organizing for Labor Rights and the Chicago Federation of Labor assembled at The Arch early Friday afternoon to picket...

Each Disorientation Week event was attended by 10 to 15 people.

NU student activists conclude second ‘Disorientation Week’

October 13, 2024

Northwestern student activists wrapped up the second “Disorientation Week: What Northwestern Won’t Teach Us” —  a series of 22 education and social events raising awareness on the University’s...

The organizers said on Instagram they want to raise awareness by giving Northwestern students the knowledge and skills to understand the “real Northwestern” while also building community and solidarity.

NU student activists launch second ‘Disorientation Week’ amidst changes to student code of conduct

October 3, 2024

Northwestern student activist organizations announced the second “Disorientation Week: What Northwestern Won’t Teach Us” — a series of education and social events from Oct. 6-13. Participating...

Negotiations between UNITE HERE Local 1 and Compass Group have been ongoing since the workers’ previous near three-year contract expired at the end of August.

NU dining workers demand new contract benefits as negotiations begin

September 24, 2024

Crowds of NU’s dining workers rallied at The Arch Tuesday to demand new contract benefits as the union begins negotiations with Compass Group, the University’s food service provider. Huddled under...

Dozens of students and campus workers arrived at the Multicultural Center in celebration of May Day.

Students Organizing for Labor Rights celebrates May Day amid ongoing contract negotiations between service workers, Compass Group

May 12, 2024

On May 1, 1886, thousands of workers across the U.S. organized a strike to demand an 8-hour work day.  Three years later, a federation of labor unions and socialist parties designated May 1 as a day...

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