Labor – Page 112 – People's World

2018 election win pays off: Illinois passes “barrage” of pro-worker bills

July 8, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

The legislature enacted a $45 billion infrastructure plan, banned local “right to work” laws, and approved a plethora of other pro-worker measures.

Supermarket strike: Southern California grocery workers poised to walk off the job

July 3, 2019 By Special to People’s World

A strike could affect stores from San Luis Obispo down to the border with Mexico, putting as many as 60,000 grocery workers on picket lines.

Unions and workers get little attention in Democratic debates

July 2, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

Twenty candidates and 41,800 words spoken. But among the words barely uttered: union, worker, labor, or employee.

We’re here, we’re queer, and we’re union

June 28, 2019 By Dan Gabor

"You don't look like a union guy." It's a phrase that's been running through my mind all Pride month.

Battling ableism: Standing up for autistic rights on the job

June 17, 2019 By Jackson Connors

The false ideas that we can't make our own decisions, that medical treatment is the sole determiner of our success, and that we are prone to outbursts for petty reasons permeate society.