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Governor calls unions the voice of American workers

March 26, 2013 By Tony Pecinovsky

"We live in a time in which more and more capital is concentrated in fewer and fewer hands," Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon told union delegates at the AFL-CIO Labor Legislative Conference.

U. S. intervention in Cuba remains intense

March 26, 2013 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

A new GAO report reveals that monies directed at changing Cuba's government increased sharply after 2004, the George W. Bush administration, and have remained high during the Obama administration.

Today in women’s history: Mary Joyce ends thousand-mile sled dog trip

March 26, 2013 By Special to People’s World

During her thousand-mile trek, she endured -60º temperatures, primitive terrain, and minimal communication, making the journey a harrowing one.

Paperworkers end strike, resume talks with Nippon

March 26, 2013 By Tim Wheeler

Union paperworkers walked their picket line round-the-clock last week demanding that Nippon Paper resume "good faith" contract talks. They ended the walkout when the company came back to the bargaining table.

“Stop breaking up families, immigration reform now,” demand protests

March 25, 2013 By John Bachtell

The civil disobedience at Federal Plaza was one of 10 actions that took place around the country organized by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement.