Labor

Chicago teachers: “Assault on public education needs to end here”

September 13, 2012 By John Bachtell

"We didn't start this fight; the assault on public education started here and it needs to end here," declared Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union.

Today in labor history: Eugene Debs sentenced to 10 years for opposing WWI

September 12, 2012 By Special to People’s World

Eighty-seven years ago today, Eugene Debs (1855-1926) was sentenced to 10 years in prison for opposing U.S. Entry into World War I.

Shell starts – and pauses – Arctic drilling

September 12, 2012 By Blake Skylar

Ignoring the collective outrage of environmental groups, oil giant Shell began drilling into the Arctic, boring holes 1,400 feet beneath the Chukchi Sea's floor.

Romney’s Bain victims set up protest camp

September 12, 2012 By John Wojcik

Workers whose jobs are about to be outsourced by Bain Capital are gathering in "Bainport," an encampment they are building across the road from the Sensata factory here.

Today in labor history: Miners win landmark 1897 strike

September 11, 2012 By Special to People’s World

On Sept. 11, 1897, thousands of coal miners ended a 10-week strike after winning an eight-hour day, semi-monthly pay, and abolition of company stores.