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Goodwill’s disabled workers join the fight for a living wage

August 6, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Disabled workers at Goodwill Industries have an on-line petition (by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network) demanding decent wages from the charity.

Court strikes down anti-immigrant housing law in Texas

July 23, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Beginning in 2006, the city of Farmers Branch, Texas, passed a series of housing ordinances designed to prevent undocumented immigrants from being able to rent apartments or homes.

Unions speak out on Zimmerman verdict

July 16, 2013 By John Wojcik

Unions are lining up with civil rights groups and community organizations across the country and speaking out on the acquittal of George Zimmerman, the killer of Trayvon Martin, an un-armed teenager.

Panel examines progressive side of federalism

June 21, 2013 By David Sobelsohn

A panel at the American Constitution Society convention explores federal vs. state power in labor and human rights.

Female corrections officers get class status for sex harassment complaint

June 11, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Over objections of Bureau of Prisons, the federal Justice Department agreed that female federal prison corrections officers, employed at the Coleman complex, suffered sexual harassment as a class.