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International Unemployment Day: The 1930 revolt against capitalist crisis

March 6, 2024 By Special to People’s World

On March 6, 1930, Communists organized workers around the world to demand jobs in the middle of the Great Depression. The U.S. was no exception.

Rail unions to feds: Sidetrack BNSF locomotives for immediate inspection

March 6, 2024 By Mark Gruenberg

Essentially the unions say it is necessary to shut down one of the nation’s biggest freight railroads.

Woolworth’s Sit-Down Strike: When women shut down the world’s biggest retailer

March 5, 2024 By Louise Mitchell

From the archives: Learning from the UAW’s Flint Sit-Down Strike, young women workers set an example for how to organize and win in the low-wage retail sector in 1937.

D.C. tipped workers, allies battle pending potential wage hike repeal

March 5, 2024 By Mark Gruenberg

Gains by tipped workers are in danger and they are fighting back.

Majority of Alabama Mercedes-Benz workers sign UAW union cards

March 4, 2024 By Mark Gruenberg

Action lays the groundwork for a potential breakthrough in organizing the South.