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Former Republic factory to reopen all workers to be rehired

March 3, 2009

Chicago, IL – Passage of the Obama Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act is already having a jobs creation impact. The United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers (UE) announced Feb. 26 the bankruptcy court approval of the...

U.S. prepares for change on Cuba

March 3, 2009

Congress is beginning to act on Cuba. Justifications for lifting the U.S. blockade of Cuba have gained currency. The policy has had bipartisan support for almost half a century. In February a “Freedom to Travel Act”...

The extraordinary life of Marvel Cooke

February 25, 2009

Women’s History Month fittingly opens with International Women’s Day, March 8. On March 8, 1908, 15,000 women workers marched through New York’s Lower East Side demanding shorter hours, better pay, a needle trades union, and the...

UAW Michigan family holds onto Christmas

December 20, 2008

DETROIT — Gibraltar Trade Center in Taylor, Mich., stood to make a lot of money Dec. 12 with the scheduled appearance there of ex-Tiger pitching great and Hall of Famer Jim Bunning. Michigan residents were supposed...

Marxism Lives! The American Revolution, Part I: 1776-1900

July 4, 2002

[From the pww.org archives] America has a great revolutionary tradition, and Marxism (historical materialism) is the best way to understand that tradition, appreciate it and make it live. In the 18th century, American colonists rebelled against...