Labor
TPP, presidential politics the talk at Steelworkers legislative conference
May 12, 2016Lobbying against the looming Trans-Pacific Partnership "free trade pact" was a hot topic there.
Read moreThe ‘Grand Old Woman of U.S. Communism’: Mother Bloor and Iowa farmers
May 11, 2016Mother Bloor is famous in labor and radical circles, but unknown to many, she was also a key figure in the farmer's struggle in Iowa during the Depression.
Read moreUK: Corbyn’s Labour Party wilts in local races; London elects first Muslim mayor
May 9, 2016Sadiq Khan beat back a Conservative campaign of Islamophobia to win London's mayoralty.
Read moreWest Virginia to test Democratic Party support among workers
May 9, 2016If the turnout is good, it will indicate that workers will stick with the Democrats in the general election, and if not, it could mean that those West Virginians will support Trump.
Read moreHigh court upholds Seattle’s $15 minimum wage ordinance
May 5, 2016The U.S. Supreme Court has handed a judicial win - even if only in one big city - to the "Fight for 15 and a union" movement.
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