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Chicago Tribune staffers strike to demand fair wages‚ contract from company owner
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Tribune staffers walked out of the newsroom Thursday in a historic 24-hour strike. About 200 Tribune company employees in Chicago‚ and journalists several other cities‚ said they have no choice but to walk out. This is the first time in the 176-year history of the newspaper that employees have walked out. The News Guild employees said they have been without a contract for five years and owner Alden Capital Group continues to try to cut salary and benefits. "My rent just...