In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, this has taken a new meaning.


We are going to get through the coronavirus outbreak together. If you are experiencing symptoms or are looking for more information, you can visit the website of the CDC or the Illinois Department of Health. We are closely monitoring the situation and its effects on the people of Illinois and our nation as we work together to keep our families and communities safe.


John,

When my father came to this country under the Bracero program, workers like him were promised wages and benefits that they often didn’t receive. Both of my parents were union members who showed me the value of organizing to demand a voice on the job, and I became a proud union member at my first job decades ago.

Now, during COVID-19, workers across Chicagoland are told they are essential, but are denied the essential benefits of a living wage, healthcare, and paid sick leave. Chicagoland is the birthplace of organized labor in this country. When we organize here in our community, we’re following in the footsteps of the men and women who started the fight for the eight hour day, better working conditions, and a better life.

Take action this Labor Day — join our team to organize to demand the Senate extend unemployment benefits and help states with funding >>>
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I stood with restaurant workers last week as they demanded a fair wage of $15/hr plus tips. The workers who feed us deserve pay that will feed their families — and as an industry staffed predominantly by women and people of color, poverty wages are a further injustice.

I will stand alongside Chicagoland workers across every industry as we work for better pay, better leave, better healthcare, and relief that works for families instead of the big corporations and the wealthy.

For the 465,200 workers in Chicagoland who have lost their jobs due to the Coronavirus — job losses that have disproportionately hit Black, Latino, and immigrant communities the hardest — I will continue fighting for expanded unemployment insurance, good healthcare, and safe job opportunities.

And for the workers all of us rely on for food, transportation, healthcare, and helping our families, who are among the most vulnerable and are left to work without protections, paid sick leave, or even health insurance, we must do everything we can to organize and demand action to keep them safe and treated fairly.

Let’s organize and demand action from the Senate to extend unemployment benefits and help workers in our community and across the country through this crisis >>>
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Together, we can make a difference for the working families in our own community. Putting Chicagoland workers first has never been more important.

Happy Labor Day Chicagoland. ¡Sí se Puede!

Chuy García

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