labor movement
Audio: Communist Party responds to Obama’s SOTU address
January 29, 2010The following is an interview with Communist Party Executive Vice Chair Jarvis Tyner in response to President Obama's January 27th state of the union address. It was conducted Thursday January 28th.
Read moreTens of thousands call Washington to demand no tax on workers’ benefits
January 13, 2010As phones ring off the hook in the nation's capital with calls from workers angry about a Senate health reform bill that would tax their benefits there are signals coming from both the White House and...
Read moreCompanies renew efforts to bar workers from going union
January 7, 2010Fearing that labor and progressive groups will soon shift much of their focus from health care reform to a bill that would expand union organizing rights, retailers across the country are stepping up their anti-union campaigns.
Read moreGutierrez, Ortiz introduce progressive immigration reform bill
December 17, 2009On Tuesday December 15, Reps. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and Solomon Ortiz, D-Tex., announced a new comprehensive immigration reform bill in the House of Representatives.
Read moreUnion fights move by auto giants to slash jobs
December 8, 2009Earlier this year General Motors and Chrysler took billions in federal loan guarantees in exchange for a promise to keep workers employed here in America.
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