News – Page 3666 – People's World

U.S. and Korea implement free trade agreement

March 16, 2012 By Pedro Conceicao

The United States and South Korea mark the beginning of their free trade pact; labor and farmers remain opposed to deal as too procorporate.

Labor raising an “army of 400,000” for the 2012 elections

March 16, 2012 By John Wojcik

"At stake is nothing less than our democracy itself. What the labor movement intends to do is magnitudes greater than anything we have ever done in an election before."

Heat ray weapon a threat to collective action?

March 16, 2012 By Blake Skylar

Though originally intended for the Afghanistan War, it could soon be headed to the U.S., under the guise of a "riot control device."

AFL-CIO defends women’s access to contraception

March 16, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

The AFL-CIO has stepped forward to defend women's access to contraception, "regardless of where they work."

Service Employees start campaign to expose secret campaign donors

March 16, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

They're starting with a $25,000 reward to anyone who comes forward with inside information about a corporation's hidden funding of a SuperPAC.