Recession – Page 7 – People's World

Record protests rock Wisconsin, workers stand firm in Indiana

February 24, 2011 By John Wojcik

Feb. 23, 2011 goes down as one of the largest demonstrations outside of Madison in Wisconsin history.

The greatest recovery?

February 23, 2011 By Mark Provost

Corporate executives have extracted record profits by sabotaging the recovery on every front - eliminating employees, repressing wages, withholding investment and shirking federal taxes.

Capitalism sucks: more loyal to profit abroad than jobs at home

February 22, 2011 By Joe Sims

Prospects for U.S. workers in the post-recession economy are grimmer than ever.

Economists paint bleak picture of Great Recession aftermath

February 8, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

A total of one out of every six workers are un- or underemployed.

At King birthday rally, elected officials urge grassroots involvement

January 19, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Bay area elected officials addressed a crowd that packed the great hall at International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 6 to honor the great civil rights and peace leader.