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On-site report from LA Walmart sit-in

November 17, 2014 By Susan Gosman

History was made on Thursday, Nov. 13, when Walmart workers took part in the first sit-ins in the store's history to demand $15 an hour and full-time work.

Official October jobless rate drops 0.1 percent

November 14, 2014 By PAI

The unemployment rate fell 0.1 percent in October, to 5.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.

Walmart workers react to New York Times expose on understaffing

November 12, 2014 By Special to People’s World

In response to the New York Times story today, Walmart workers are again calling for full-time hours and better scheduling.

“We are dying to get paid!”: R.I.P. workers’ dreams

November 3, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Hundreds of workers and community members filled Los Angeles City Council Chambers on Oct. 29 and built a wage theft cemetery in front of City Hall.

Recycling workers say “enough!”

November 3, 2014 By David Bacon

Within days of each other last week, two groups of Northern California recycling workers declared they'd had enough of what they see as regimes of indignity and discrimination.