Labor – Page 808 – People's World

Firefighters battle cancer as well as flames in toxic homes

May 1, 2014 By Don McIntosh

Firefighters can smell smoke on their hair and skin for days after a fire; chemicals get into skin through the pores.

Mississippi Nissan workers seek State Department help in dealing with company

April 30, 2014 By John Wojcik

The UAW and IndustriALL asked the State Department to mediate the battle between the auto giant and workers at its plant who are trying to unionize.

Weak laws let whistleblower at Caterpillar plant hang out to dry

April 30, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

A veteran UAW worker and safety committeeman at Caterpillar's big plant in Peoria, Ill. found out that federal job safety and health law protecting whistle-blowers is weak - very weak.

Community and labor unite in fundraiser for VW workers

April 28, 2014 By A.J. Sorenson

Chattanooga for Workers hosted a potluck fundraiser to help send some Volkswagen workers to Washington DC for a national speak out on the truth about working at Volkswagen.

Cleveland workers protest Staples post office counters

April 25, 2014 By Mike OMalley

The Postal Service has set up U.S. mail service counters in 82 Staples stores throughout the country. The workers at those counters are non-union Staples employees, not union postal workers.