Public Workers

Thousands jam Pennsylvania’s capital to protest union-killing bill

January 28, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Thousands jammed the streets around the State Capitol building here today to protest the latest in a sting of attempts by state Republicans to kill union rights for public workers and eventually all workers in Pennsylvania.

Union membership rises by 162k, workforce share unchanged

January 24, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Union membership in the U.S. rose by 162,000 in 2013, to 14.528 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics calculated, but the union share of the nation's workers stayed unchanged at 11.3 percent.

Justices hear right-wing scheme to trash union fees

January 22, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

"My personal caregiver came to me two weeks ago in a snowstorm. She gets a really good wage because of the union. When she's stress-free, I'm stress-free."

Detroit bankruptcy: Revenue, not spending, the problem

December 3, 2013 By John Rummel

The ruling concerns the 23,500 retired city workers collecting pension benefits.

Clear-cut progressive victory in New York City public advocate race

October 8, 2013 By Danny Rubin And Estevan Bassett-Nembhard

A progressive trend in the New York City elections for mayor, comptroller, borough offices and city council became even more clear-cut in the runoff Democratic Party primary for the third city-wide office - public advocate.