A 28-year-old father of six was killed while working at a steel plant in northwest Indiana, steel workers union officials and family members told ABC7.
California legislative leaders announced they are going to rename Cesar Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in light of sexual abuse allegations.
"He was our hero, and now to see this, it's just devastating," John QuiƱones told Eyewitness News, sharing his insight as a former farmworker himself who looked up to Chavez.
Letter carriers in Chicago joined a national day of action as union leaders are calling for a fair contract. Negotiations are expected to get underway with the United States Postal Service in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
Broadway musicians reached a tentative agreement with the Broadway League averting a strike on Thursday morning.
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates has been announced as the new leader of the Illinois teachers union.