Labor – Page 1418 – People's World

W.E.B. Du Bois cites profits, racism as threat to democracy

February 19, 2004

I represent millions of citizens of the United States who are just as opposed to war as you are. ... Perhaps I can best perform my duty to my country and to the cause of world...

Dont kiss health care goodbye

February 13, 2004

Grocery worker supporters geared up to mark Valentine’s Day week with the distribution of 20,000 “Don’t Kiss Healthcare Goodbye” leaflets in Washington, D.C., Metro stations. As the 70,000 Southern California grocery workers dug in for their...

8 killed in Dominican general strike

February 13, 2004

Eight people were killed during a general strike that shook the Dominican Republic for 48 hours on Jan. 28-29. The general strike, which was organized by the National Coordinating Body of People’s Organizations and Labor Unions,...

Iraqi workers still denied basic rights

February 13, 2004

PHILADELPHIA – While Iraqi workers currently face daunting conditions such as spiraling inflation and 70 percent unemployment, they are refusing to let restrictive, anti-labor laws stop their organizing work. This was the message of two trade...

Industrial unions say Beat Bush!

February 13, 2004

WASHINGTON – You know you’re at a great conference when, before the first speaker can finish even one paragraph, 3,000 screaming workers jump to their feet, whooping and hollering to beat George Bush. That about sums...