Labor

Protests force suspension of Hyatt’s first shareholders meeting

June 9, 2010 By John Wojcik

Just six months after becoming a publicly traded company protests forced Hyatt Hotels to suspend its first shareholders meeting here.

APALA leader John Delloro mourned

June 9, 2010 By Special to People’s World

The labor movement mouns the passing of leader John Delloro, president of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance.

America’s Future NOW! panel calls for clean energy

June 9, 2010 By Tony Pecinovsky

"There is a clear link between clean energy and economic development," Ron Ruggiero, field director for the Apollo Alliance, told workshop participants here at the America's Future NOW! conference June 8.

Texas nurses go union

June 8, 2010 By Arthur Shaw

HOUSTON -- More than 1,900 registered nurses at five Texas hospitals have voted to unionize by joining the National Nurses Organizing Committee.

Minnesota nurses vote to strike

June 8, 2010 By Special to People’s World

ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Nurses Association announced today that more than 12,000 Twin Cities nurses will conduct a one-day strike for patient safety on Thursday, June 10.