At least 50 Chicago Park District union workers marched into City Hall on Tuesday to demand Mayor Brandon Johnson intervene in contract negotiations that have reached the brink of a strike. Service Employees International Union Local 73 — which represents more than 2,200 park workers, including supervisors, landscapers, instructors and lifeguards — voted earlier this… Continue reading Chicago Park District union workers ask Mayor Brandon Johnson to intervene in contract talks
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Brewers’ Brandon Woodruff says he won’t pitch this season as he targets 2025 return from shoulder surgery – Chicago Tribune
PHOENIX — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff says he won’t pitch this season while he recovers from surgery to his throwing shoulder. When Woodruff underwent the surgery in October, the Brewers said the two-time All-Star was expected to miss most, if not all, of the season. Woodruff told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he won’t… Continue reading Brewers’ Brandon Woodruff says he won’t pitch this season as he targets 2025 return from shoulder surgery – Chicago Tribune
‘The Late Americans’ Author Brandon Taylor on Book Criticism
Photo-Illustration: Vulture. Photos: Haolun Xu; Riverhead Books When Brandon Taylor’s newest book, The Late Americans, came out in May, it faced criticism for not reading more like his tweets. That critique drew its own criticism for not providing a fair basis for a book review. “It feels like what happens when we mistake our preoccupations… Continue reading ‘The Late Americans’ Author Brandon Taylor on Book Criticism
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson fires health commissioner Arwady
Chicago’s top public health official, who led the city through the COVID-19 pandemic, was let go by Mayor Brandon Johnson Friday, according to sources with firsthand knowledge. Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady had said she wanted to stay on under the job in the new mayor’s administration, though Johnson had indicated on… Continue reading Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson fires health commissioner Arwady