Labor

Unemployment at 7.9% in January

February 1, 2013 By PAI

The nation's unemployment rate was 7.9% in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said, up 0.1% from December's figure.

Today in Labor History: 12,000 on strike in Texas

January 31, 2013 By Special to People’s World

On this day in 1938, 12,000 pecan shellers in San Antonio, Texas, went on strike in 400 locations.

Mississippi Nissan workers “honor democracy” with fight for union

January 31, 2013 By John Rummel

Organizing Canton could be a stepping-stone to organizing the South's growing auto industry. "This particular campaign is beneficial both for the nation and for the world."

CPUSA leader turns up the volume on labor’s future

January 31, 2013 By Michelle Kern

A crowd heard Communist Party Labor Commission Chair Scott Marshall's take on how he sees these issues fit into the macro-challenges facing labor movement today.

Germans say Americans need “attitude shift” about work

January 31, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Remaking the U.S. workforce to make it more competitive in the 21st century will take an attitude shift by companies, students, and their parents.