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Chicago, Sept. 1, 2011. For more than a year Federation of College Clerical and Technical Employees Local 1708 has been bargaining for a contract, which expired in June 2010. But City Colleges of Chicago has been pushing a pay freeze and wants to increase health insurance costs. The administration has also hit the local with layoffs and job reassignments. A spirited protest took place at CCC Hq at 226 W. Jackson. Scenes and interviews. Length - 4:28
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