Chicago Federation of Labor
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Since 1896, the Chicago Federation of Labor has fought for economic, social, and racial justice for all working people in Chicago and Cook County.
CFL President Bob Reiter joined advocates at today’s congressional shadow hearing in Chicago to testify about how Trump’s unlawful and aggressive actions are undermining workplace safety, reducing productivity, and destabilizing local communities across our city.
October 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
CFL President Bob Reiter joined advocates at today’s congressional shadow hearing in Chicago to testify about how Trump’s unlawful and aggressive actions are undermining workplace safety, reducing productivity, and destabilizing local communities across our city.
Workers at the Chicago Botanic Garden are coming together with CMRJB Workers United for a voice on the job. Today, they spoke at the Cook County Forest Preserve District Board, which passed a resolution supporting the workers ✊
It’s time for management to do the right thing!
It’s time for management to do the right thing!
October 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Workers at the Chicago Botanic Garden are coming together with CMRJB Workers United for a voice on the job. Today, they spoke at the Cook County Forest Preserve District Board, which passed a resolution supporting the workers ✊
It’s time for management to do the right thing!
It’s time for management to do the right thing!
Sooner or later, the gridlock is coming for YOU!
And not just on the Kennedy or Dan Ryan. Whether it’s LaGrange or Manheim, or Route 83, 53, 59… you name it.
This will affect your community. Less public transit means more cars on the road.
And not just on the Kennedy or Dan Ryan. Whether it’s LaGrange or Manheim, or Route 83, 53, 59… you name it.
This will affect your community. Less public transit means more cars on the road.
October 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Sooner or later, the gridlock is coming for YOU!
And not just on the Kennedy or Dan Ryan. Whether it’s LaGrange or Manheim, or Route 83, 53, 59… you name it.
This will affect your community. Less public transit means more cars on the road.
And not just on the Kennedy or Dan Ryan. Whether it’s LaGrange or Manheim, or Route 83, 53, 59… you name it.
This will affect your community. Less public transit means more cars on the road.
Springfield: Deliver for the people of Illinois — fix and fund our public transit this veto session!
October 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Springfield: Deliver for the people of Illinois — fix and fund our public transit this veto session!
Better set that wake-up alarm a little earlier…
With more traffic, making it to work before 9 AM will be harder. Kids can’t get to school on time. Parents can’t get to work on time. It’s that simple.
With more traffic, making it to work before 9 AM will be harder. Kids can’t get to school on time. Parents can’t get to work on time. It’s that simple.
October 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Better set that wake-up alarm a little earlier…
With more traffic, making it to work before 9 AM will be harder. Kids can’t get to school on time. Parents can’t get to work on time. It’s that simple.
With more traffic, making it to work before 9 AM will be harder. Kids can’t get to school on time. Parents can’t get to work on time. It’s that simple.
Congratulations to CFL Executive Board Member and Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates on her election as President of the Illinois Federation of Teachers!!!
Thank you Dan Montgomery for your dedication and leadership as President of the IFT over the last 15 years!
Thank you Dan Montgomery for your dedication and leadership as President of the IFT over the last 15 years!
October 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Congratulations to CFL Executive Board Member and Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates on her election as President of the Illinois Federation of Teachers!!!
Thank you Dan Montgomery for your dedication and leadership as President of the IFT over the last 15 years!
Thank you Dan Montgomery for your dedication and leadership as President of the IFT over the last 15 years!
Chicago did what Chicago does.
We showed up and showed out. Tens of thousands came to Grant Park, joining millions more elsewhere in Illinois & across the country, to stand together and say:
NO KINGS! HANDS OFF CHICAGO!
We showed up and showed out. Tens of thousands came to Grant Park, joining millions more elsewhere in Illinois & across the country, to stand together and say:
NO KINGS! HANDS OFF CHICAGO!
October 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Chicago did what Chicago does.
We showed up and showed out. Tens of thousands came to Grant Park, joining millions more elsewhere in Illinois & across the country, to stand together and say:
NO KINGS! HANDS OFF CHICAGO!
We showed up and showed out. Tens of thousands came to Grant Park, joining millions more elsewhere in Illinois & across the country, to stand together and say:
NO KINGS! HANDS OFF CHICAGO!
Are you ready to spend an EXTRA 400 MINUTES in traffic every month?!?
If we don’t fix our public transit, everyone will face longer travel times.
That’s 400 minutes less you have to spend playing with the kids in the backyard, having dinner with the family, or simply NOT being stuck in traffic.
If we don’t fix our public transit, everyone will face longer travel times.
That’s 400 minutes less you have to spend playing with the kids in the backyard, having dinner with the family, or simply NOT being stuck in traffic.
October 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Are you ready to spend an EXTRA 400 MINUTES in traffic every month?!?
If we don’t fix our public transit, everyone will face longer travel times.
That’s 400 minutes less you have to spend playing with the kids in the backyard, having dinner with the family, or simply NOT being stuck in traffic.
If we don’t fix our public transit, everyone will face longer travel times.
That’s 400 minutes less you have to spend playing with the kids in the backyard, having dinner with the family, or simply NOT being stuck in traffic.
🪧✊JOIN US TOMORROW AT GRANT PARK!✊🪧
Our neighbors. Our communities. Our democracy. All under attack. On October 18th: Chicagoans will rise up together to speak up and fight back. #HandsOffChicago #NoKings
Our neighbors. Our communities. Our democracy. All under attack. On October 18th: Chicagoans will rise up together to speak up and fight back. #HandsOffChicago #NoKings
October 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🪧✊JOIN US TOMORROW AT GRANT PARK!✊🪧
Our neighbors. Our communities. Our democracy. All under attack. On October 18th: Chicagoans will rise up together to speak up and fight back. #HandsOffChicago #NoKings
Our neighbors. Our communities. Our democracy. All under attack. On October 18th: Chicagoans will rise up together to speak up and fight back. #HandsOffChicago #NoKings
Chicago Federation of Labor President Bob Reiter Issues Statement on 2026 Chicago Budget Address
October 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Chicago Federation of Labor President Bob Reiter Issues Statement on 2026 Chicago Budget Address
We can transform our public transit system into a model of efficiency, safety, and reliability for the whole nation.
The Illinois General Assembly needs to act now. Good transit is good for all of Illinois.
The Illinois General Assembly needs to act now. Good transit is good for all of Illinois.
October 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
We can transform our public transit system into a model of efficiency, safety, and reliability for the whole nation.
The Illinois General Assembly needs to act now. Good transit is good for all of Illinois.
The Illinois General Assembly needs to act now. Good transit is good for all of Illinois.
Are you ready to give up days of your life stuck in traffic because Springfield couldn’t fix and fund public transit?
Let’s do the math…
Without a strong public transit system, a 25 min commute becomes 34 mins. Same on the way home. That’s 2 hours you’re missing EVERY WEEK!
Let’s do the math…
Without a strong public transit system, a 25 min commute becomes 34 mins. Same on the way home. That’s 2 hours you’re missing EVERY WEEK!
October 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Are you ready to give up days of your life stuck in traffic because Springfield couldn’t fix and fund public transit?
Let’s do the math…
Without a strong public transit system, a 25 min commute becomes 34 mins. Same on the way home. That’s 2 hours you’re missing EVERY WEEK!
Let’s do the math…
Without a strong public transit system, a 25 min commute becomes 34 mins. Same on the way home. That’s 2 hours you’re missing EVERY WEEK!
Join us in Chicago on October 18th as we join millions of people across the country in a national day of action to declare: No Kings and Hands Off Chicago!
RSVP: buff.ly/aUSqb9j
RSVP: buff.ly/aUSqb9j
October 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Join us in Chicago on October 18th as we join millions of people across the country in a national day of action to declare: No Kings and Hands Off Chicago!
RSVP: buff.ly/aUSqb9j
RSVP: buff.ly/aUSqb9j
🚨🚨RALLY ALERT🚨🚨
Stand with UChicago Unions and demand an end to budget cuts tomorrow at noon!
Stand with UChicago Unions and demand an end to budget cuts tomorrow at noon!
October 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🚨🚨RALLY ALERT🚨🚨
Stand with UChicago Unions and demand an end to budget cuts tomorrow at noon!
Stand with UChicago Unions and demand an end to budget cuts tomorrow at noon!
We can’t keep kicking the can down the road.
Public Transit is a public good. It drives our economy and our quality of life.
Veto session starts today and Springfield needs to deliver safer, smarter, reliable public transit for the people of Illinois!
Public Transit is a public good. It drives our economy and our quality of life.
Veto session starts today and Springfield needs to deliver safer, smarter, reliable public transit for the people of Illinois!
October 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We can’t keep kicking the can down the road.
Public Transit is a public good. It drives our economy and our quality of life.
Veto session starts today and Springfield needs to deliver safer, smarter, reliable public transit for the people of Illinois!
Public Transit is a public good. It drives our economy and our quality of life.
Veto session starts today and Springfield needs to deliver safer, smarter, reliable public transit for the people of Illinois!
TONIGHT: Join @ICIRR and fellow community leaders for a #KnowYourRights training in Orland Park!
October 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
TONIGHT: Join @ICIRR and fellow community leaders for a #KnowYourRights training in Orland Park!
STAND WITH FEDERAL WORKERS
These are the people who care for our veterans, deliver Social Security checks on time, keep our food and water safe, and protect us at airports and during natural disasters.
They are under attack. Join us tomorrow to support federal workers!
These are the people who care for our veterans, deliver Social Security checks on time, keep our food and water safe, and protect us at airports and during natural disasters.
They are under attack. Join us tomorrow to support federal workers!
October 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
STAND WITH FEDERAL WORKERS
These are the people who care for our veterans, deliver Social Security checks on time, keep our food and water safe, and protect us at airports and during natural disasters.
They are under attack. Join us tomorrow to support federal workers!
These are the people who care for our veterans, deliver Social Security checks on time, keep our food and water safe, and protect us at airports and during natural disasters.
They are under attack. Join us tomorrow to support federal workers!
FAIR CONTRACT NOW!
We stand with SEIU Local 1 members at O’Hare, demanding dignified raises!
Unifi, North America’s largest aviation services provider, made over $1 BILLION in revenue last year. Yet, are refusing to give dignified raises to workers!
We stand with SEIU Local 1 members at O’Hare, demanding dignified raises!
Unifi, North America’s largest aviation services provider, made over $1 BILLION in revenue last year. Yet, are refusing to give dignified raises to workers!
October 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
FAIR CONTRACT NOW!
We stand with SEIU Local 1 members at O’Hare, demanding dignified raises!
Unifi, North America’s largest aviation services provider, made over $1 BILLION in revenue last year. Yet, are refusing to give dignified raises to workers!
We stand with SEIU Local 1 members at O’Hare, demanding dignified raises!
Unifi, North America’s largest aviation services provider, made over $1 BILLION in revenue last year. Yet, are refusing to give dignified raises to workers!
TOMORROW: Pride at Work Illinois chapter meeting, 7 p.m., via Zoom.
Email prideatworkillinois@gmail.com for link!
Email prideatworkillinois@gmail.com for link!
October 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
TOMORROW: Pride at Work Illinois chapter meeting, 7 p.m., via Zoom.
Email prideatworkillinois@gmail.com for link!
Email prideatworkillinois@gmail.com for link!
🚨RALLY ALERT🚨
Join us and stand with Federal Workers!
12 p.m. - Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Federal Plaza
Join us and stand with Federal Workers!
12 p.m. - Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Federal Plaza
October 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🚨RALLY ALERT🚨
Join us and stand with Federal Workers!
12 p.m. - Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Federal Plaza
Join us and stand with Federal Workers!
12 p.m. - Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Federal Plaza
Chicago is united, and in that solidarity we will find the strength to fight back and defeat the Trump regime.
October 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Chicago is united, and in that solidarity we will find the strength to fight back and defeat the Trump regime.
Join the CFL and Hands Off Chicago at the No Kings Rally on Oct. 18!
It is important now, more than ever to show that Chicago is united in opposing the Trump administration's illegal and unnecessary attacks against our neighbors, our communities, and our democracy.
RSVP: buff.ly/smX7A2m
It is important now, more than ever to show that Chicago is united in opposing the Trump administration's illegal and unnecessary attacks against our neighbors, our communities, and our democracy.
RSVP: buff.ly/smX7A2m
October 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Join the CFL and Hands Off Chicago at the No Kings Rally on Oct. 18!
It is important now, more than ever to show that Chicago is united in opposing the Trump administration's illegal and unnecessary attacks against our neighbors, our communities, and our democracy.
RSVP: buff.ly/smX7A2m
It is important now, more than ever to show that Chicago is united in opposing the Trump administration's illegal and unnecessary attacks against our neighbors, our communities, and our democracy.
RSVP: buff.ly/smX7A2m
Federal workers have been attacked over and over by the DOGE/Project 2025 agenda—jeopardizing our key government services.
Tell the Trump admin: workers aren’t pawns for political games. #StopTheTrumpShutdown
Take action: act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
Tell the Trump admin: workers aren’t pawns for political games. #StopTheTrumpShutdown
Take action: act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
October 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Federal workers have been attacked over and over by the DOGE/Project 2025 agenda—jeopardizing our key government services.
Tell the Trump admin: workers aren’t pawns for political games. #StopTheTrumpShutdown
Take action: act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
Tell the Trump admin: workers aren’t pawns for political games. #StopTheTrumpShutdown
Take action: act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
Reposted by Chicago Federation of Labor
DOGE officials have been completely unaccountable. They’re hiding their own work from oversight with armed guards and putting all of our sensitive data at risk.
DOGE must be dismantled before they throw even more lives into chaos.
DOGE must be dismantled before they throw even more lives into chaos.
Armed Guards and Muscle Milk: Senate Investigation Reveals DOGE Takeover Details
A new Senate report claims DOGE put every American's Social Security number at risk—and that officials at federal agencies essentially obstructed an investigation, all but denying DOGE even exists.
www.wired.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
DOGE officials have been completely unaccountable. They’re hiding their own work from oversight with armed guards and putting all of our sensitive data at risk.
DOGE must be dismantled before they throw even more lives into chaos.
DOGE must be dismantled before they throw even more lives into chaos.
We joined our VA unions this morning to fight back against attacks on federal workers!
Solidarity is strength! SEIU, NNU and AFGE members at Jesse Brown VA, your union and the Chicago labor movement has your back!
Solidarity is strength! SEIU, NNU and AFGE members at Jesse Brown VA, your union and the Chicago labor movement has your back!
September 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We joined our VA unions this morning to fight back against attacks on federal workers!
Solidarity is strength! SEIU, NNU and AFGE members at Jesse Brown VA, your union and the Chicago labor movement has your back!
Solidarity is strength! SEIU, NNU and AFGE members at Jesse Brown VA, your union and the Chicago labor movement has your back!