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Verizon workers face down corporate greed

July 29, 2011 By John Wojcik

Verizon Communications, which raked in $19.5 billion in profits, is demanding drastic givebacks from its 45,000 unionized workers on the East Coast.

Breakfast with a punch raises funds for People’s World (video)

July 15, 2011 By Special to People’s World

"We have to be united," GRO-Grassroots Organizing said - "Faith, labor, community, we have to get organized."

Unions turn up the heat on Colombia trade

June 22, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

With the Republicans poised to write draft legislation affirming the controversial trade pact between the U.S. and Colombia, labor stepped up its drive against the agreement.

“One battle in a big war”: Comcast organizing drive rages on

June 9, 2011 By John Bachtell

Only 2 percent of 90,000 Comcast workers nationally are organized. This was the second vote in five years at the Pullman facility.

Labor leaders hail Obama speech, call for more action on jobs

April 15, 2011 By John Wojcik

Labor leaders, while endorsing the president's budget deficit speech, say job creation will need to be addressed if the long-term fiscal health of the nation is to be restored.