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Target endangers workers by locking them in at night

January 24, 2013 By Steve Share

"Sometimes I am told to work cleaning the store all night long," said Marco Tulio Perez, who cleans a Twin Cities Target store.

Teamsters forced to authorize bus driver strike

January 24, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

The unyielding bargaining stance of a private school bus company forced bus drivers into unanimous strike authorization votes.

Appeals court reinstates Walker’s entire anti-union law

January 24, 2013 By Special to People’s World

The ruling in early January disappointed the coalition of seven public worker unions who had challenged Walker's law in court.

Today in Labor History: Paul Robeson dies

January 23, 2013 By Special to People’s World

On January 23, 1976, noted singer and actor Paul Robeson died in Philadelphia. Robeson was also a legendary civil rights and peace leader and athlete.

Union membership declined by 398,000 in 2012

January 23, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

The number of union members nationwide declined by 398,000 from 2011 to 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says in its latest report.