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East and Gulf Coast dockworkers postpone strike

December 28, 2012 By John Wojcik

The strike by dock workers could have frozen business at every port from Boston to Houston.

Today in Labor History: Miners’ union formed

December 28, 2012 By Special to People’s World

It was the first attempt to found a national miner's union.

NLRB overturns union-busting policy

December 28, 2012 By Rick Nagin

In a landmark decision the National Labor Relations Board threw out a 50-year precedent and took away a powerful weapon employers have had.

GOP vacations as nation teeters on the brink of “cliff”

December 27, 2012 By John Wojcik

President Obama flew back into the nation's capital today reportedly with a new offer to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff on Jan. 1.

Obama tries again on fiscal cliff

December 26, 2012 By John Wojcik

President Obama is still trying to negotiate an arrangement with Congress to head off or to postpone tax increases on working people and the massive cuts scheduled to begin after Jan. 1.