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White House warns GOP on immigration reform

July 11, 2013 By Special to People’s World

The White House warned Republican lawmakers not to block a comprehensive immigration reform bill just to appease "far-right" conservatives.

United Food and Commercial Workers to rejoin AFL-CIO

July 10, 2013 By John Wojcik

The 1.3 million-member United Food and Commercial Workers union will rejoin the AFL-CIO at the union's annual convention in Chicago this August.

Juneteenth: Recognizing neighborhood heroes and heroines

July 10, 2013 By Marilyn Bechtel

The community gathered to celebrate Juneteenth and to honor more than a dozen people from the neighborhood whose everyday activities make all the difference.

California prisoners begin hunger strike

July 10, 2013 By Marilyn Bechtel

Thousands of inmates July 8 renewed a hunger strike begun in 2011 to protest prison practices they say amount to torture.

“Dreamers” descend upon House to demand immigration reform

July 10, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Six years ago, Evelyn Rivera saw her mother hauled away to jail and deported before her very eyes. This week, she marched on Washington to get her mother back.