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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.

Today in labor history: Socialist denied seat in Congress

November 10, 2014 By Special to People’s World

On this day in 1919 Victor Berger, the first socialist elected to the U.S. Congress was denied his seat.

Today in Native history: Miami, Potawatomi resistance and removal

November 6, 2014 By Special to People’s World

This day in history, the Miamis signed a treaty with the United States in 1838 ceding practically all of its lands south of the Wabash River in Indiana.

Trumka: Voters said they were “desperate” for new economic life

November 6, 2014 By Kenneth Quinnell

"The fact of the matter is that people are disillusioned by endless political bickering and eyed these elections with great dispirit."

NLRB rejects right-to-work crowd’s attempt to use health care ruling vs. union drive

November 5, 2014 By PAI

The case involves the SEIU's attempt to organize contingent faculty at Pacific Lutheran University.