Labor
Mine Wars: ‘Matewan Massacre’ a century ago embodied miners’ struggles
May 19, 2020100 years ago, a pitched battle between miners and company security in the town of Matewan, W.V., left 10 people dead.
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Virus or no virus, Service Employees and allies to mobilize 3 million voters
May 19, 2020The "Win Justice" coalition rolls out a $30 million campaign to register and mobilize three million new voters—women, people of color, and union members—for the fall election.
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‘Anti-lockdown protesters’ are nothing but strikebreakers
May 18, 2020There are two sides in this class battle over reopening the economy, and right-wing armed protesters are not on workers' side.
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Union leaders back vote by mail
May 18, 2020Top union leaders, marshaled by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, are backing the $3.6 billion in the House Democrats’ stimulus bill to pay states to establish vote-by-mail systems.
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How a teenager in the ’60s South became a Communist
May 15, 2020Scott Marshall tells how the Civil Rights Movement motivated him to spend his life fighting for the right of every worker to either a job or an income.
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