ILC Chicago

Happy Labor Day, friends! After our inaugural convention in Chicago, ILC members from across chapters wrote this short statement (ilclabor.com/labor-day-pr...) summarizing our mission as an organization. Give it a read, and join us at ilclabor.com. We have a world to win!

Come join friends and fellow workers at the ILC Chicago Halloween Party Friday, October 30th at Reed’s Local. Costumes encouraged! Pizza, camaraderie, and spooky vibes — what more does one need? RSVP: luma.com/yea1mzwi

Whether you're a hard hat wearing worker or full time care taker, you're a member of the working class. More importantly, you COULD be a member of the Independent Labor Club! Learn more and sign up at ilclabor.com ❤️

Our recent screening of The Spook Who Sat by the Door at Mouse Arts & Letters was mentioned in this fantastic @chicagoreader.com piece about film culture in Chicago! Our next screening is THIS SATURDAY, Sept 12th! Get your free tickets here luma.com/vtbxklk0 🎥 chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...

Flock so toxic even the Trib Editorial Board is veering away. Ironic considering our Dem governor, legislature, and AG continue to funnel millions into more ALPRs every year.

Hey I'm not actually done talking about Dolly Parton. 🧵 Specifically I want to talk about her album 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs, released in 1980 (not the soundtrack to the film 9 to 5, that's a different thing). The whole album is about work, with most of the songs focused on a different type of worker.

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The Chicago Teachers Union voted unanimously to BOYCOTT STARBUCKS. Teachers know how it feels to be unsupported, and when working people stand together, we raise ALL of us up. Thank you to the CTU for listening to union baristas, as well as everyone who is pledging to boycott Starbucks!

It was amazing to see so many of you at the kick-off event of our first Independent Labor Club convention! Your solidarity and pizza purchases helped members from across the country gather to hammer out the vision, goals, and organizing practices of the ILC (more on that to come soon!) ❤️

TODAY! See you there, friends! luma.com/tc972eyv

THIS FRIDAY! Live show about alternatives to electoral politics followed by a concert. Buy a big slice of Dimos pizza (VG, GF, VG/GF options) to fund: ✨️Strike Support ✨️Job hunting workshops ✨️Self defense & fitness clinics ✨️Worker organizing trainings ✨️Community events ✨️And more! luma.com/ChicagoILC

i'm doing THREE events in chicago this weekend, with @thiswreckage.bsky.social , @ilcofchi.bsky.social , The Beach (Beneath the Street) Social Center, and @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social (And hmu if you're going to the Mets vs Sox game Sunday) Tix for fri: luma.com/tc972eyv

Surveillance companies are run by antisocial freaks who are happy to let cops stalk women because there is a dollar in it for them. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

this is gonna be a sick event, come thru if you’re in or around Chi!

Chicago is excited to be hosting the first national convention of the Independent Labor Club this August! That means we have less on the public calendar than some previous months, but there are still plenty of opportunities to make new friends, learn new things, and get involved! luma.com/ChicagoILC

damn it's almost like the people who were saying you can't just rewind capitalism 5-6 years ago were exactly right www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our film screening on Friday at Mouse Arts and Letters Club! Check out our other events at luma.com/ChicagoILC, and let us know if you have film screening or other event ideas!

You don't want to miss our screening of The Spook Who Sat By the Door (1973) this Friday at Mouse Arts and Letters Club! ✶ Set in Chicago ✶ Initially banned by the FBI? ✶ Amazing Herbie Hancock score Get your FREE tickets today! luma.com/vptkxipn

NEW: The number of Amazon workers on food stamps or Medicaid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025. The number of Uber, DoorDash, Lyft and other gig workers on these benefits also exploded. Read @rachellerman.bsky.social and me. washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Yesterday's Resume Review Clinic at CPL's Chicago Works Job Fair went so well! Mutual aid activities like this are an important part of what we're building as the ILC. Check out our other events and ways to get involved here: ilclabor.com/chapters/ilc...

Join us in Chicago next month for a live podcast recording of This Wreckage, with Sean KB in conversation with Jamie Merchant about WORKING CLASS INDEPENDENCE ahead of another grueling election cycle. Get your tickets here: luma.com/tc972eyv @thiswreckage.bsky.social @jamiemerchant.bsky.social

Reported ICE sightings also in Rogers Park, Humboldt Park, Stone Park and Logan Square.

Read this excellent piece on exercise and Left culture and then sign up for our upcoming STRENGTH CLINIC! This will be a super chill, all-skill-levels welcome opportunity to learn some new skills and make some new friends ✨ luma.com/rhauwac2

I've been ranting to anyone I get the opportunity to do so about the necessity for left groups to do social events as an intentional part of their organizing for years at this point and y'all are doing that exactly right from what I can see.

The Independent Labor Club of Chicago is holding a STRENGTH CLINIC! ★ Safely learn lifting fundamentals ★ Develop a solid foundation for growth ★ All ages and skill levels welcome! Sunday, July 26th, 10am - 12pm Hammer Fitness & Boxing REGISTER: luma.com/rhauwac2

the Platner debacle will keep happening in different ways until we figure how how to represent ourselves as a class without relying on populist candidates hand picked and manufactured by the progressive nonprofit industry

all of this looks extremely cool and it makes me wish I was in Chicago tbh

This month ILC Chicago is really demonstrating what we're all about--rebuilding the foundation of working class independence through socializing, skill sharing, mutual aid efforts, and organizing. Join us! ​You can sign up for all of our upcoming events on our new calendar: luma.com/ChicagoILC

ILC Chicago is excited to be partnering with Mouse Arts & Letters Club to host a screening of "The Spook Who Sat By the Door," a radical 1973 film set in Chicago. Tickets are free but space is limited, get yours today! luma.com/vptkxipn

join the independent labor club and come to our chili cookoffs and music jamborees. if you have an idea for a fun enriching event to put on we can probably make it happen. there are reading groups and arts groups. just good old fashioned non-sectarian socialist times ilclabor.com

Do you know anyone in Iowa? If they are: 1. Working class 2. Into making friends and having a good time 3. Sick of everything but also tired of voting for boot lickers Tell them to check out the newly forming Iowa branch of the Independent Labor Club! forms.gle/K2x2i7zkfV5H...

Do you know anyone in Iowa? If they are: 1. Working class 2. Into making friends and having a good time 3. Sick of everything but also tired of voting for boot lickers Tell them to check out the newly forming Iowa branch of the Independent Labor Club! forms.gle/K2x2i7zkfV5H...

Curious about the Independent Labor Club? Join our upcoming monthly meeting, a gathering for both current members and anyone interested in learning more about the organization. ILC Chicago Monthly Meeting Sunday, June 28, 2-4 Chicago Public Library, West Loop Branch RSVP: forms.gle/fhF9aY9gV3tJ...

Whether you're going to Labor Notes or not, tomorrow's ILC Labor Notes After Party is a great time to come hang out with friends, comrades, and your coolest coworkers. Join us! luma.com/ih6m5jmq

We are excited to invite you to next month’s Labor Notes After Party on Friday, June 12th, at Ten Cat Tavern. Whether you’re going to the Labor Notes Conference or just want to hang out with comrades on a Friday night, this party is for you! RSVP here: forms.gle/Pj2oVmUNNWKy... #labornotes2026

Our monthly member meeting is coming up this Sunday! May 24th, 2pm, at the Lincoln Park library branch. If you aren't a member this month's meeting is a perfect time to check us out. We'll be planning chill summer activities, and there will be time for open discussion. RSVP forms.gle/CNv8TDSB8aAu...

The Minneapolis general strike proved that workers have the power to fight back. ILC Chicago has teamed up with Chicago Workers Solidarity Network to host a Workers Assembly about how we can harness that power in Chicago on May Day and beyond. Join us! REGISTER: bit.ly/ChiWorkerAss...

ICE killed Silverio Villegas González 4 months before Good & Pretti. No officials in Illinois are doing things like this.

The Minneapolis general strike proved that workers have the power to fight back. ILC Chicago has teamed up with Chicago Workers Solidarity Network to host a Workers Assembly about how we can harness that power in Chicago on May Day and beyond. Join us! REGISTER: bit.ly/ChiWorkerAss...

We have new merch! You can grab a sticker and support our work at this weekend's People's Cafe on ICE, Resistance, and Worker Power (Sunday, March 28th at 1pm at Co-Prosperity Sphere). Details and RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I have seen the flying squirrels of Uptown! Here's a 50% speed video of them in action tonight.

Meatpacking plant workers in Colorado are set to strike on Monday in what would be the first and largest labor action to hit the industry in decades www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Our next member meeting will be Sunday, March 22nd, at 2pm! RSVP here: linktr.ee/ChicagoILC Not a member yet? No problem! Just RSVP and a member will be in touch to answer any questions and get you up to speed ahead of the meeting.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for yesterday's screening of How to Blow Up a Pipeline at @facetschicago.bsky.social! Particular thanks to Jordan Sjol, the film's co-writer, and to production designer Adri Siriwatt for the wonderful Q&A. Sign up for future events here: linktr.ee/ChicagoILC

Quick reminder, this is all happening because of capitalism

Good morning! Our screening of How to Blow Up a Pipeline is today at 11am at Facets theater in Lincoln Park! In classic ILC style there will be fantastic company and way too much food. Join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/ilc-chicag...

Join us for our next People's Cafe on ICE, Resistance & Worker Power on Sunday, March 29, 1-4pm at Co-Prosperity Sphere. This is a chance to meet comrades, share what you've learned from ICE's occupation of Chicago, and collectively develop strategies to win a better world. forms.gle/rha5cD5HddpW...

Join us for a screening of How to Blow Up a Pipeline this Sunday, March 8th, at Facets! This isn't a documentary, it's a gripping eco-thriller about what it takes to stop climate catastrophe when conventional politics keep failing us. Don't miss it! eventbrite.com/e/ilc-chicag...

Next Sunday!

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