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Witnesses campaign for equal pay bill

February 20, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

“Right now, we’re letting pay equality be left to chance."

Cleveland labor gears up for fights on multiple fronts

February 19, 2019 By Rick Nagin

Like bees preparing to swarm, delegates to the Feb. 13 AFL-CIO meeting in Cleveland gathered to plan actions to support workers rights.

Nationwide rallies protest “Trumped-up” national emergency

February 19, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

Tens of thousands of people demanded Congress end GOP President Donald Trump’s “national emergency."

Striking Chicago charter school teachers score big win

February 19, 2019 By Special to People’s World

The agreement ensures that future increases in public school funding are invested directly in the schools, rather than being captured by corporate management fees. Strikers were also able to beat back management’s attempt to cut family...

U.S. racism and imperialism fuel turbulence in Haiti

February 19, 2019 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

For almost a century Haiti was forced to pay billions of dollars in compensation for daring to free its slaves.