Labor

Obama: Right to unionize must be in the new social compact

January 12, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

The right to unionize must be part of a “new social compact” that reduces income inequality and restores hope.

Union: D.C. Metro transit system has long record of putting safety last

January 10, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

ATU Local 689, which represents Metro’s workers, commissioned two independent reports on Metro safety and released 23 recommendations for its improvement.

House GOP schemes to cut pay for federal workers

January 10, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

It’s a change in the rules that govern the U.S. House itself.

Victory: Postal workers stop Staples privatization scheme

January 6, 2017 By Special to People’s World

Putting the mail in the hands of low-wage, non-union workers was a threat to decent union jobs.

AFL-CIO to push “new NAFTA” to protect workers’ rights, raise incomes

January 4, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

“Renegotiating NAFTA is a necessary first step towards creating an economy with shared prosperity” for workers, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said.