May 6, 2026
Photo courtesy of: UNITE HERE Local 1
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Lunch Ladies Lead Civil Disobedience at the Chicago Board of Education
Joined by allies, CPS lunchroom workers took arrest to demand equality as contract fight approaches one year mark
Recently, hundreds of CPS lunchroom workers, labor leaders, and community supporters rallied in Daley Plaza before marching the Chicago Board of Education at 42 W. Madison, where 25 lunchroom workers and allies participated in a civil disobedience. Lunch ladies linked arms with fellow union members before sitting down in the middle of Madison Street directly in front of the Board of Education during rush hour to demand equality and a fair contract. One by one, workers took arrest as supporters chanted on the sidewalk.