Chicago area Amazon delivery drivers authorize holiday strike – Chicago Tribune

In Chicago, workers at an Amazon delivery station in Skokie have voted to authorize a strike amid a labor dispute, seeking higher wages, benefits, and improved workplace safety. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget plan was approved by the City Council after modifications to eliminate a property tax hike. Columbia College Chicago plans to cut programs and lay off faculty, while a shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin resulted in the deaths of a teacher, student, and the shooter. TikTok has requested the Supreme Court to block a U.S. ban unless the platform is sold, and new U.S. regulations will require passenger vehicles to sound alarms if rear-seat passengers don’t fasten their seat belts starting in 2027.

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