unions – Page 365 – People's World

Firefighters gain allies in drive to ban toxic chemicals in furniture

January 6, 2016 By PAI

"When toxic flame retardants burn - and they do burn - it creates a serious health risk for our members."

Prospective settlement in fiery Quebec oil train crash

January 6, 2016 By PAI

A settlement with victims of an oil train crash in Lac-Mégantic still leaves the train's engineer and dispatcher, both Steelworkers, facing trial.

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the TWU Local 100 transit strike

January 4, 2016 By Gabe Falsetta And Gary Bono

The biggest victory of the strike is it showed that organized working people can stand up to the forces who are trying to destroy their organization.

The “skills gap” myth: What’s really driving down wages?

December 31, 2015 By Tim Libretti

There is an illusion that American workers' economic woes are attributable to their own lack of appropriate skills rather than to concerted efforts on the part of capital to disempower workers.

News Guild’s Lunzer: Court ruling could chill First Amendment

December 18, 2015 By PAI

"The Chicago Sun-Times is being punished for doing exactly what a news organization is supposed to do: Hold the people in power to account."