NBC: Occupy Chicago, Unions Join Forces

Chicago anti-Wall Street protesters marched with labor unions Monday in a joint effort to demand jobs for the masses.

Occupy Chicago joined forces with several unions participating in one of five Take Back Chicago marches scheduled for Monday afternoon. The various marches eventually joined forces at the Art Insitute Chicago to continue their demands for a solution to the unemployment crisis.

Recent DePaul grad Alex Cole was leading the chant of "banks got bailed out, we got sold out."

"The past two days have been huge and tonight we're hoping for a major turning point when we join up with the unions," Cole, 22, said. "They say they're bringing 7000 people. We've been growing significantly the last two days and we're starting to gain some real momentum."

One person was arrested and faces possible felony charges for punching an officer. Several were cited for not getting out of the way when instructed....

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