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Nationwide spring bus tours to culminate in marches on Washington

March 21, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The campaigns, for legalizing undocumented people and for raising the minimum wage, show labor's determination to get out in the streets and make unionists' voices heard.

GOP blocks immigration reform

December 3, 2013 By Emile Schepers

As the year 2013 draws to an end, the fight for immigrants' rights, and especially for the legalization of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants believed to be in the United States, continues.

“Let us work,” say government workers

October 14, 2013 By John Rummel

It's hurting our communities, said demonstrators in downtown Detroit protesting the tea party led government shutdown.

Republicans plunge nation into government shutdown

October 1, 2013 By John Wojcik

"Repeal the job-killing sequester," Richard Trumka declared. "Protect food aid for the poor. And create jobs and raise hundreds of billions of dollars to invest in our future by ending tax subsidies for outsourcing."

Blueberry pickers strike at Labor Camp 2

September 4, 2013 By David Bacon

When the blueberry picking started, the company fired Federico Lopez on July 10 for asking for a wage raise, and workers went on strike on July 11 to get his job back.