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		<title>No Act of God Caused Chicago Schools to Close</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No Act of God Caused Chicago Schools to Close Two articles in yesterday’s Chicago Tribune provided a revealing, if unintended reminder of the injustices lying at the heart of America’s public schools.  At New Trier High School in one of the wealthier suburbs of Chicago, all students will have iPads for their course work by the Fall of 2014.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-Wage Theft Ordinance Passes City Council Unanimously!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a result of the months of collaboration between Arise Chicago and Alderman Pawar (47th ward), on Thursday, January 17th, the City of Chicago passed an ordinance stating that, should a business owner be found guilty of wage theft, the owner&#8217;s business license could be revoked. This makes Chicago the largest city in the country with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago ordinance passes committee, heads to city council; would revoke licenses of wage-stealing employers, protect vulnerable workers and defend ethical businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If passed, the ordinance would be one of the strongest municipal anti-wage theft laws in U.S., and the second of its kind nationally.  Arise Chicago is working closely with Alderman Pawar to advocate for the City of Chicago to respond to the crisis of wage theft.  Ald. Pawar, together with Mayor Emanuel, Ald. Mitts, and Ald. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arise Chicago 2013 Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://arisechicago.org/arise-chicago-2013-newsletter/</link>
		<comments>http://arisechicago.org/arise-chicago-2013-newsletter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out a year in review&#8211;highlights from our work in 2012 in our most recent newsletter.]]></description>
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		<title>UIC Study: Car Wash Workers Are Victims Of Routine Wage Theft</title>
		<link>http://arisechicago.org/uic-study-car-wash-workers-are-victims-of-routine-wage-theft/</link>
		<comments>http://arisechicago.org/uic-study-car-wash-workers-are-victims-of-routine-wage-theft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago car wash workers are trying to organize a union and are the subject of new research that finds their employers routinely steal from them.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Wage Theft Rampant in Chicago Car Washes</title>
		<link>http://arisechicago.org/study-wage-theft-rampant-in-chicago-car-washes/</link>
		<comments>http://arisechicago.org/study-wage-theft-rampant-in-chicago-car-washes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[University of Illinois researchers say wage-and-hour violations are the rule, not the exception. -- WBEZ 9.15]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Chicago car wash workers report getting less than minimum wage</title>
		<link>http://arisechicago.org/report-chicago-car-wash-workers-report-getting-less-than-minimum-wage2/</link>
		<comments>http://arisechicago.org/report-chicago-car-wash-workers-report-getting-less-than-minimum-wage2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out Crain's coverage of the new report detailing abusive conditions in Chicago's Carwash Industry!!]]></description>
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		<title>Praying with our Feet</title>
		<link>http://arisechicago.org/praying-with-our-feet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arise Board President Fr. Larry Dowling leads a “flash prayer” at a Hyatt hotel in support of workers fighting for a fair contract.]]></description>
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		<title>Uniting Worker Families</title>
		<link>http://arisechicago.org/uniting-worker-families/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arise partners with immigrant workers to improve working conditions, and is a proud member of ICIRR, fighting for just policies for immigrants in Illinois.]]></description>
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		<title>Raising Standards</title>
		<link>http://arisechicago.org/raising-standards/</link>
		<comments>http://arisechicago.org/raising-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Executive Director Rev. C.J. Hawking prays with thousands of teachers and allies on Labor Day.]]></description>
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