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Missouri unionists, businesses, officials mobilize vs. ‘right-to-work’

March 30, 2015 By PAI

They packed the Small Business Committee hearing room and offered detailed testimony on the benefits of unionization and the harm such a law would cause.

Anti-LGBT bills introduced in 28 states

March 26, 2015 By Human Rights Campaign

So far this year 34 anti-LGBT bills in nine states have been defeated or failed to meet key legislative deadlines.

Today in women’s history: Edith Nourse Rogers born, sponsored G.I. Bill

March 19, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Once upon a time there existed moderate, even in certain ways progressive Republicans.

West Virginia workers launch “insurrection” in state capital

March 10, 2015 By John Case

Demonstrators protesting the national wave of wage and safety cuts and anti-union assaults, were led by the West Virginia AFL-CIO and joined by national labor leaders.

Opposition to repressive Canadian legislation grows

February 26, 2015 By Tim Pelzer

"The NDP has identified several serious problems in C-51, including that the bill will give broad new powers to CSIS without enhancing oversight."