Labor

Retirees, allies rally at Cleveland hearing

April 20, 2015 By Bruce Bostick

The Republican Party, supporting Social Security cuts and attacks on pensions, has declared war on retirees.

Workers sue Walmart for retaliatory store closings

April 20, 2015 By Special to People’s World

"It is no accident that they shut down our store, which has been a one of the most successful centers for organizing."

Media fingerpointing occurs on the docks

April 17, 2015 By Rev. Jim Conn

Sometimes the conventional narrative the media tell about a news story feels so wrong I can't stand it.

Teachers union leaders split as panel starts rewriting education law

April 17, 2015 By PAI

Leaders of the nation's two large teachers' unions are split on a bipartisan effort by a key Senate committee to rewrite the federal aid-to-education law.

Buying elections, local style, in Chicago

April 17, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

The politicians "are marinated in money" says Steelworkers President Leo Gerard.