National – Page 410 – People's World

Benefit cuts in Obama’s ‘compromise’ budget draw protests

April 5, 2013 By John Wojcik

Labor and its allies in a broad array of movements are rising up against the plan.

Progress toward immigration bill? Not without “street heat”

April 4, 2013 By Emile Schepers

Of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States today, between 7.5 and 8 million are estimated to be in the labor force.

Mid-air collision fear grows as control towers shut down

April 4, 2013 By John Wojcik

It's more than just jobs on the chopping block as air traffic control towers at 149 airports begin shutting down this month.

Name stadium for prison company? Not on this campus

April 4, 2013 By Neil Parthun

GEO Group's main niche has been profiting from immigration detention centers which have helped facilitate deportations and the separation of families.

Federal lawmakers join state reps in attack on public workers

April 1, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Right-wing federal lawmaker are backing up state government attacks on state and local workers' pensions through a measure that, if passed, would make the pensions virtually unaffordable.