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Port truck drivers walk off the job in LA and Long Beach

July 8, 2014 By Rossana Cambron

Port truck drivers say they were left with no choice but to walk off their jobs; the companies that employ them continually rob them of their wages and retaliate against them when they try to unionize.

Breaking the myth of “un-organizable” workers

July 7, 2014 By David Trujillo

Labor must organize the three pillars of workers: low wage workers, professional and highly skilled workers and workers internationally cross-border.

Trumka: SCOTUS rulings hurt all workers, union and non-union

July 2, 2014 By PAI

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who has a law degree, issued a statement on Harris vs. Quinn, the fee-payers/free riders case.

Union-made snacks encouraged for the 4th of July

July 2, 2014 By Mike Hall

Here's a list of union-made-in-America snacks-from the salty, like Lay's Potato Chips and Cheez-Its, to the sweet, such as Cracker Jacks and Oreos.

Union leaders hit Supreme Court rulings

July 2, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Union leaders had sharp words for the pro-business tilt of two U.S. Supreme Court rulings issued on the final day of the court's year, June 30.