Rahm Emanuel Unions

Rahm: Without Pension Reform, City Property Taxes Will Soar

Posted 05.09.2012

Mayor Rahm Emanuel testified before a state legislative panel Tuesday in Springfield, Ill., about Chicago's rising pension costs and urged for a serie...

Emanuel: Citywide Recycling By 2013, Thanks To Competitive Bidding

Posted 04.07.2012

Shortly after taking office, Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised to revamp Chicago's recycling system after more than a decade of failed attempts. Last su...

Should Chicago Library Workers Skip Raises To Keep Branches Open On Mondays?

Posted 01.12.2012

The labor union representing city librarians balked at a suggestion made by two powerful Chicago aldermen this week that they should forego their cont...

In Emanuel's Chicago, City Unions Under Fire

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 12.26.2011

CHICAGO — He's mayor of a city where Democrats and organized labor are famous for working side by side, but Rahm Emanuel is now turning up the h...

WATCH: Teachers Union President Says Rahm Is 'Absolutely' Anti-Teacher

Posted 12.11.2011

After participating in the heavily attended, largely peaceful Take Back Chicago rally Monday evening, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis app...

Bring It On: Unions Want Competition With Private Sector, Say They Can Save $242 Million

Posted 09.25.2011

In response to layoffs threatened by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago's labor leaders have made a set of proposals they believe will save the city hundreds...

FINALLY: Will Emanuel Plan Bring Curbside Recycling To All Chicagoans?

Posted 09.17.2011

For years, Chicago has struggled to put a reasonable recycling program in place. First, there was the failed blue bag system, which was finally scrapp...

Backing Down From Standoff, Emanuel Proposes Union Changes

Posted 09.06.2011

Last week, it seemed a standoff between Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago unions was about to go nuclear. In a gesture intended to appease union w...

Will Guzzardi

Showdown: Emanuel Threatens Layoffs If Unions Don't Agree To Changes

HuffingtonPost.com | Will Guzzardi | Posted 08.29.2011

CHICAGO -- Known for a style that might politely be described as "no nonsense," Mayor Rahm Emanuel lived up to his reputation Wednesday, issuing an ul...

Police Union Rips Rahm For TV Commercial

Posted 05.25.2011

With just over two weeks until the election, Rahm Emanuel is fighting off criticism from Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police and other union groups ov...