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Leader of 50-million member labor federation blasts Nissan in Mississippi

October 14, 2014 By Special to People’s World

"We are not going away until these Nissan workers win the right to a union, as the 150,000 unionized Nissan workers elsewhere."

Today in labor history: Lansing general strike

June 6, 2014 By Special to People’s World

On June 6, 1937. more than 12,000 members of the United Auto Workers, their families and supporters living in Lansing, Michigan, shut down the city.

UAW: Volkswagen setback will not deter union organizing

February 17, 2014 By John Wojcik

The nation's labor leaders say that America's workers and their unions will not be deterred by the setback at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Today in labor history: May 13 a busy day !

May 14, 2013 By Special to People’s World

On May 13, over the years, mine workers unionize, dock workers strike, auto workers face give-backs, cab drivers go out.

Brazil’s Lula hails Mississippi Nissan workers (video)

February 8, 2013 By John Rummel

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, popularly known as Lula, issued a stirring call for international worker solidarity, speaking at a UAW conference.