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Official February unemployment at 6.7 percent

March 10, 2014 By PAI

U.S. Unemployment rose by 0.1 percent in February, to 6.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.

New postal union leader seeks to halt latest privatization scheme

March 10, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

As far as Mark Dimondstein is concerned, the members of the Postal Workers are going to be out in the streets even more than they already are.

UAW’s King: “Activism is needed to overcome obstructionists”

February 4, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

In a message to 1,000-plus activists at UAW's political action conference in D.C., the union leader said activism is even more necessary because 2014 is an election year, when foes of workers will go all out...

Emergency action urged on unemployment benefits

January 2, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Call Congress at 1-877-318-0483 with the message "extend unemployment insurance now."

1.3 million jobless could go over the cliff Dec. 28

December 10, 2013 By John Wojcik

"I was once the main breadwinner but now we are not really able to make ends meet."