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Coalition of IL worker centers organizing for dignified, family-supporting jobs

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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Huge news for those wrongfully detained by ICE in Chicago, including our clients who were moved from Chicago to Michigan while in detention.
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Rebecca Burns @rebeccaburns.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
The Chicago City Council just punted again on passing a corporate head tax to help fill a $1.2b gap. Beyond the excellent case from @etoddbreland.bsky.social here, one of the alternative proposals—aggressive debt collection—seems almost designed to fail... (🧵) inthesetimes.com/article/bran...
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There Should Be No Debate. Corporations Should Pay More Taxes.
As Chicago's budget standoff continues, the issue of whether corporations should pay more taxes to support the public good should not be contentious.
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Today, a federal court is hearing a case to block ICE from accessing taxpayer data.  If ICE can pierce tax record privacy, millions of families will be at risk, and it won’t stop there.  #StopTrumpsTrackdown
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
ICE is escalating, targeting immigrants, silencing dissent, and tearing families apart. Now they are going after our tax data. We can’t look away. Keep your eyes on ICE as we demand protections for our neighbors and communities. #StopTrumpsTrackdown
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Today, a federal court is hearing a case to block ICE from accessing taxpayer data. Our tax dollars should protect families, not disappear them. If ICE can pierce tax record privacy, millions of families are at risk, and it won’t stop there. #StopTrumpsTrackdown
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 17/09/2025
Rep. Chuy García is demanding ICE release Willian Gimenez, a Venezuelan day laborer seized Friday outside a barbershop in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
On Sept 12, ICE agents unjustly detained Willian Gimenez in Little Village while he entered a barbershop with his wife. ICE has refused to disclose his location and denied his attorneys access—violating his rights and abusing their power.
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
LIVE NOW: @icirr.bsky.social @ocadchicago.bsky.social demand ICE out of Illinois www.facebook.com/ICIRR/videos...
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Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights is live now. | By Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | Facebook
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights is live now.
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Fake immigration lawyers have been scamming immigrants of out thousands, only to face deportation. Using WhatsApp and Zoom, scammers have orchestrated fake deportation pardons, preying on immigrants searching online for legal services.
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Fake Immigration Courts Take Advantage of Immigrants Desperate for Answers - Documented Fake Immigration Courts Take Advantage of Immigrants Desperate for Answers
Immigrants seeking legal help online to protect themselves from Trump’s deportation plans are increasingly falling prey to costly scams.
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Just announced: Chicago interfaith groups will lead a Chicago Interfaith Gathering on May Day at Union Park prior to the 11 am rally and march
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
"Why should a decades-old conviction block someone from working today?" Johnathon Bush explains why Illinois must pass Clean Slate legislation. It’s time to automate expungement & give ALL a fair shot! Read more: chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/... ✍️ Act now: secure.everyaction.com/myv6UrRqVkK2...
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Lawmakers can help former inmates trying to clean slates, get lives back on track
A proposed law in Illinois would automate record-sealing and make it easier for people with nonviolent records to land work.
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
🚨Happening Now🚨 Fellow worker centers and brave leaders came together to take a stand against the unlawful disclosure of protected tax data. We are committed to blocking the current administration from gaining another avenue to terrorize our communities.
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Jim Bloyd DrPH MPH 🍉 @jbloyd.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
"Any actions that amplify fears of deportations make our city more dangerous...We must not let fearmongering obscure the reality that Chicago's crime rates are going down. Scapegoating entire communities is unjust." Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson @nilc.org #StopICE #KnowYourRights #Sanctuary
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Today, Mayor Brandon Johnson must defend Chicago’s status as a sanctuary city before the House Oversight Committee. No matter what happens, Chicago will remain a sanctuary city because it’s who we are. We stand with our immigrant neighbors. Policies may change, but #SanctuaryStays
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
From Chicago and Boston to Denver and New York, sanctuary policies reflect our deepest values: dignity, justice, and solidarity. For nearly 40 years, Chicago has stood as a beacon of sanctuary —a place where families can build their lives free from fear and persecution. #SanctuaryStays
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
URGENT: HR 32 & HR 35 target sanctuary cities & ALL their residents. HR 32 defunds critical social services, and HR 35 imposes penalties without due process. Call your Representative TODAY: bit.ly/stophr3235 & tell them to vote NO.
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Mauricio Pena @mauriciopena.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Across Chicago, elected officials and immigrant serving groups have been on alert, working to combat the thing Trump has long employed in his political toolbox: fear. The latest from @borderlessmag.bsky.social borderlessmag.org/2025/01/21/c...
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Donald Trump Stoked Fear Even Before Taking Office – Borderless Magazine NFP
Concerns about deportation threats and changes to the asylum process have sent chills through Chicago’s immigrant communities.
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
This morning, we joined @icirr.bsky.social OCAD, and BPNC as plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Trump’s ICE raid plan in Chicago. As a labor org defending immigrant workers, we will not stand by as communities are torn apart.
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
HAPPENING NOW: Chicagoans rally to defend welcoming city status & keep immigrants safe from police collaboration with ICE
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Sar-ahhhhh @saraheorth.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
I still can’t believe that Prop 6 failed in Nov and Californias didn’t vote to ban “involuntary servitude for incarcerated persons.” Not only is the pay and lack of benefits terrible, but if an inmate rejects this “job offer” it can delay their ability to get parole, creating an impossible “choice.”
Screenshot from @dietprada on Instagram. Photo of firefighters during the LA fires and the title: “incarcerated labor is fueling California’s fire fight through a slavery loophole. California’s inmates are fighting the flames, for as little as $5.80 per day.”
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Take Action Now via ICIRR: Urge Senator Duckworth to vote to STOP HR 29 aka the Laken Riley Act. HR 29 will likely be voted on in the Senate today, allowing ICE to deny immigrants their constitutional right to due process and facilitating Trump’s mass deportation efforts.
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Urge Senator Duckworth to vote to STOP HR 29 (Laken Riley Act)
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/01/2025
Breaking News: The House approved a bill that aims to deport unauthorized immigrants charged with minor crimes, and 48 Democrats joined Republicans to pass it.
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House Passes Bill to Deport Unauthorized Immigrants Charged With Minor Crimes
Forty-eight Democrats joined Republicans in supporting legislation that aims to deport more migrants charged with nonviolent crimes, a first salvo in a broader crackdown.
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Maggie Sivit @msivit.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Don’t miss this workshop! 🗣️ It’s an invaluable resource for Chicago renters and something I wish was around the last time I was apartment hunting. Maya and Alejandra have a wealth of info to share. Join us!
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Monday, JAN 6: Join workers in a training led by Jorge Mujica from the Arise Chicago workers center and a panel of union members and leaders including: Olga Miranda (SEIU Local 87) Mounica Sreesai (UE 1122) Edgar Franks (Familias Unidas Por La Justicia) Sign up: labornotes.org/events/2024/...
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Labor Notes National Call: Union Solidarity with Immigrant Workers
As the Trump administration cracks down on undocumented workers, that persecution threatens the power and solidarity of all of us in the labor movement. From farm workers to food processing to janitor...
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
2025 is here— so are new worker protections in IL👇️ -$15 minimum wage - Subminimum wage for disabilities eliminated -Salary/benefit transparency -Protection from political/religious work meetings -Limits on AI in hiring & e-verify - Whistleblower Act blocks immigration threats
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Hearthside Food Solutions, Downers Grove-based food producer, settles in IL DOL/AG child labor case. If approved, settlement incl up to half of the $4.5 mil set aside for people who worked for them under 16, 2 years oversight, and and a reporting hotline. @chicagotribune.com bit.ly/4g1MFSN
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Hearthside, state agree to settle child labor investigation for $4.5 million
The Illinois Department of Labor and attorney general’s office opened a joint investigation into Hearthside, which was named in a sweeping New York Times investigation into migrant child labo…
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Catch us at this weekend at the Radical Used Book Fair indoor edition @haymarketbooks.org There will be hundreds of radical books available. Stock up for yourself or as gifts for all the activists and organizers in your life Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
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Josh Eidelson @josheidelson.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Breaking: Biden Labor Dept is releasing proposed rule abolishing practice of legally paying people with disabilities a lower "special" wage. Records we obtained show employers paying staff as little as 25¢ an hour to sort clothes, 5¢ to cut rags Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Seeks to End Subminimum Wage for Workers With Disabilities
President Joe Biden’s Department of Labor is proposing to abolish below-minimum-wage pay for people with disabilities, targeting a long-controversial program whose fate will now rest with the incoming...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
This framing is awful. NYC funds immigration public defenders for people with criminal records! They've recognized that's a group that needs support in the past. And most of the time, the "crimes" are misdemeanors that lead to no jail time or just the payment of a fine.
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
A recent study from JAMA Health Forum highlights that, with the right resources, workers with disabilities can thrive in equal-paying, fully integrated jobs alongside their peers. Glad to see Illinois is moving in the right direction.
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Raise the Floor Alliance @raisethefloor.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Here's something to be thankful for 🫂 Last week, the Illinois Senate passed the Dignity in Pay Act (HB0793), a bill that will end the practice of paying subminimum wages to workers with disabilities. Read more on Capitol News IL: capitolnewsillinois.com/news/bill-to...
Bill to end subminimum wage for disabled workers heads to Governor JB Pritzker's desk.
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