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National Labor College to close

November 15, 2013 By PAI

"I am saddened to report that the Board of Trustees directed me and the college's officers to develop a plan to close the college," said the institution's president.

New Trans Pacific trade partnership stirs worries

November 14, 2013 By Emile Schepers

The New York Times reported serious worry in the U.S. Congress about the Trans Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement.

Austerity debate remains unresolved after shutdown drama

November 12, 2013 By John Case

There was one victory the neo-Confederate Republicans can claim that even the old Confederacy could not: the ability to shutdown the federal government, a symbol of their supreme distaste for both union and democracy.

Today in labor history: Wall Street crash of 1929

October 29, 2013 By Special to People’s World

The Wall Street Crash was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the U.S. Iit signaled the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialized countries.

Jobless rate drops slightly in September

October 22, 2013 By PAI

The U.S. unemployment rate dropped 0.1 percent from August to September, to 7.2 percent, the BLS said. The partial federal shutdown/lockout sent all of the BLS staff home in the first two weeks of October and...