Labor

Teamsters confront Bill Gates over sanitation firm’s actions

November 29, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

"It's outrageous that Bill Gates says he supports public health programs, and yet he's the primary owner of a company that locks out its workers."

Ohio city OKs raise for manager, city workers get shafted

November 29, 2012 By Bruce Bostick

The City Council passed a resolution calling on the state to take action against public workers' contracts "so local governments can control their own finances."

Unionists flood Capitol, demand jobs not cuts

November 29, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

The fly-in preceded dozens of rallies and events planned nationwide around the same theme, starting Dec. 1, according to an AFL-CIO website.

Domestic workers, invisible no more

November 29, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

Until recently, the situation of domestic workers - nannies, caregivers, housecleaners, etc. - has largely stayed below the radar.

Today in Labor History: Medical interns win right to unionize

November 29, 2012 By Special to People’s World

On this date in 1999, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that medical interns could unionize and negotiate.