Labor

Organizers say it’s possible to grow unions in the South

March 5, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

People remember Norma Rae, whose iconic struggle to organize a union at J.P. Stevens in the 1970's in Roanoke, N.C. was the stuff of a major Hollywood movie.

Remembering: The Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913

March 4, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The first suffragist demonstration took place in Washington, D.C. on March 3, 1913.

Silicon Valley rises up for low-wage workers

March 3, 2015 By Henry Millstein

Over 200 labor, religious, and community activists packed historic McDonnell Hall here today to launch Silicon Valley Rising.

Negotiate now or face a strike, say L.A. teachers

March 3, 2015 By David Trujillo

Red shirts filled LA's Grant Park last Thursday, across the street from City Hall, in a rally of educators, students, and parents.

Oakland workers celebrate new minimum wage

March 2, 2015 By Marilyn Bechtel

On Mar. 2, tens of thousands of Oakland workers will get a pay raise, and thousands more will have paid sick days for the first time.