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USW reaches tentative deal with oil industry

March 13, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The Steelworkers have reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract with Shell as a pattern agreement for the rest of the industry.

Parade of presidential hopefuls make pitches to fire fighters

March 12, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

A parade of nine presidential hopefuls made their cases before more than 1,000 Fire Fighters.

On anniversary of BP blast, judge speaks out for strikers

March 12, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

The former judge who heard the 4,016 cases in the explosion's aftermath is speaking out for the strikers.

West Virginia workers launch “insurrection” in state capital

March 10, 2015 By John Case

Demonstrators protesting the national wave of wage and safety cuts and anti-union assaults, were led by the West Virginia AFL-CIO and joined by national labor leaders.

Senate GOP votes to kill NLRB union elections rule, Obama promises veto

March 6, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

By a 53-46 party-line vote, the GOP-run Senate voted to kill the NLRB's planned union elections rule update.