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Chicago protestors: Cut the Pentagon, not our health

February 15, 2013 By John Bachtell

Don't break our hearts, stop in the name of love; we can't have cuts to programs we depend upon.

Today in labor history: Lucy Parsons leads march in Chicago

January 17, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Parsons was described by the Chicago Police Department as "more dangerous than a thousand rioters."

Today in labor history: Steam boiler operators unionize

December 7, 2012 By Special to People’s World

Canadian workers joined the union a year after it was formed, at which point it came to be called the International Union of Steam Engineers.

Lesson for the day – stop Fat Cats from robbing our schools

November 15, 2012 By John Bachtell

TIFs - or Tax Increment Financing - is a method powerful financial interests have devised to divert public monies to private coffers.

Today in labor history: 1871 Great Fire ravages Chicago

October 8, 2012 By Special to People’s World

It burned for three days, killing 200-300 people, destroying 17,450 buildings, leaving 100,000 homeless and causing damages worth an estimated $200 million in 1871 dollars.