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Amistad Awards show what solidarity looks like

December 11, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Honorees and attendees alike showed what solidarity looks like at the 2014 People's World Amistad Awards, "People & Nature before Profits."

Union leaders and immigrants’ rights advocates: new trade pacts disastrous

December 10, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Implementation of new "free trade" pacts, and specifically the TPP between the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim nations, could lead to mass unemployment in Latin America.

Support builds for Delta baggage handler fired for speaking out

December 10, 2014 By Randy Croce And Barb Kucera

Delta Airlines' decision to fire a veteran baggage handler for speaking out in support of low-wage workers has elicited widespread criticism.

Teachers union president protests injustice on Eric Garner case

December 8, 2014 By Michelle Kern

American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten was arrested Dec. 4, in New York City while protesting the lack of justice in the recent police shootings.

Black Friday at Walmart: Poverty wages keep prices low

December 8, 2014 By James Raines

As Black Friday marked the start of this year's shopping season, unionists reflected on what they would get workers this year if they could get them anything in the world.