UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
The State of Illinois confronts serious budgetary challenges. While the state’s affinity for borrowing money, inaction in providing serious tax reform, and poor investment performance are primarily responsible for this large budget deficit, the Governor and other state legislators have supported measures to limit expenditures on employment costs as quick fixes to the problem. Paired … Read more
In the winter and spring of 2012, the Labor Education Program of the School of Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois conducted surveys of 204 employees at 57 car washes in Chicago. Surveys captured detailed information about wage and hour violations, occupational health and safety violations, and overall working conditions in the … Read more
In the winter and spring of 2012, the Labor Education Program of the School of Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois conducted surveys of 204 employees at 57 car washes in Chicago. Surveys captured detailed information about wage and hour violations, occupational health and safety violations, and overall working conditions in the … Read more
The Labor Education Program of the School of Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois conducted surveys of 983 Chicago Public School (CPS) teachers during winter 2011-2012. In light of the recent debate over the length of the school day, this study offers a profile of a teacher’s standard school day workload and … Read more
In the fall of 2011, the Labor Education Program of the School of Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois conducted surveys of 200 employees working in passenger services occupations at Midway and O’Hare airports in Chicago. These workers push wheelchairs, move baggage, drive shuttles, clean airplane cabins, greet passengers, verify passenger tickets, … Read more
