Labor

Power company continues lockout despite big snowstorm

February 6, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Utility Workers Union of America System Local 102 today strongly criticized the continuing lockout of nearly 150 utility workers.

U.S. unionists back domestic worker from India

February 6, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

A group of U.S. unionists made it quite clear to India's ambassador to the U.S. that his nation's diplomats should stop treating their own domestic workers as serfs.

Altoona rally backs locked-out utility workers

February 5, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The show of support heartened the members of Utility Workers Local 102, who have manned a constant picket line.

Unions jump into the controversy over Keystone pipeline

February 5, 2014 By John Wojcik And Marc Brodine

Environmental activists, among them many union members, are escalating their protests against approval of the pipeline.

Today in black history: Medgar Evers’ killer convicted

February 5, 2014 By Special to People’s World

White supremacist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted in the murder of African-American civil rights leader Medgar Evers, over 30 years after the crime occurred.