Labor

Corporate interests trash Ben Jealous and progressive hopefuls in Md., D.C.

November 5, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

Jealous, who comes from a union family and who openly declares his support for workers, unions and their allies, is the heavy underdog in the Maryland gubernatorial race against incumbent Republican Larry Hogan.

UAW pushes economics to get voters to the polls in Michigan

November 2, 2018 By Special to People’s World

In Michigan, it's economics.

The cross-border farmworker rebellion

November 2, 2018 By David Bacon

"We produce what the whole society eats and drinks. So this work should be recognized and well paid. If we unite and get organized, we can achieve these things."

Scab worker causes NYC’s Malbone subway disaster 100 years ago today

November 1, 2018 By Special to People’s World

One hundred years ago, on November 1, 1918, the worst subway accident in the history of New York City took place: the Malbone Street Wreck.

How Frankenstein and Dracula created a union

October 31, 2018 By Tom Campbell

And Karloff wasn’t the only one who saw the worth of having a union in the workplace. Dracula star Bela Lugosi was also pro-union, and the two both actively organized actors and actresses on the sets...