Labor
People’s World wins three labor media awards
October 14, 2014"Our newsroom/editorial office erupted with cheers; it felt like winning a Pulitzer, but without the champagne."
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Leader of 50-million member labor federation blasts Nissan in Mississippi
October 14, 2014"We are not going away until these Nissan workers win the right to a union, as the 150,000 unionized Nissan workers elsewhere."
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Trumka backs measure to limit crimes classified as felonies
October 14, 2014He stressed that mass incarceration of people of color is not a result of a higher crime rate, but of laws that criminalize a whole class of people.
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Trumka: “Raising wages will be a driving force at the polls”
October 9, 2014"Labor is perfectly positioned to unite a massive movement, to raise wages and to lift up our communities."
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Global auto union leaders to meet with Nissan workers in Mississippi
October 8, 2014A delegation of senior-level trade union leaders from around the globe will travel to Canton, Mississippi, to meet with Nissan workers and community leaders.
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