About this episode
The episode discusses a bill on patient information protection, rideshare unionization, a major development project, and the controversy surrounding Cesar Chavez's legacy.
A bill to protect patient information from states that criminalize abortion is awaiting Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s approval. Drivers working for rideshare apps like Uber and Lyft are closer to being able to unionize. Ground officially breaks Wednesday for a $7 billion development around the United Center on Chicago's Near West Side. Many people are now distancing themselves from civil rights icon Cesar Chavez. Chavez died in 1993. The shift follows a New York Times investigation back in March that alleges sexual misconduct. Many Chicago communities are trying to remove his name from public view and young advocates in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side are asking what all of this means for the immigrant rights movement and its historic reliance on a single male leader.
Topics covered
- abortion rights
- rideshare unionization
- urban development
- civil rights
- Cesar Chavez
- immigrant rights movement
Keywords
- Illinois
- patient information
- unionize
- development
- Cesar Chavez
- sexual misconduct
- immigrant rights
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Uber, Lyft
Places: United Center
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