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Union activist says immigrants are his brothers and sisters

November 21, 2014 By Stewart Acuff

President Obama's action does not fix all the problems. But it will temporarily make life for five million families safer, better and happier.

AFL-CIO backs President Obama’s action on immigration

November 21, 2014 By Richard Trumka

"By extending relief to an estimated four million people, the Obama Administration will help prevent unscrupulous employers from exploiting unprotected workers."

SEIU’S Henry urges Obama to let undocumented adults stay

November 20, 2014 By PAI

SEIU president Mary Kay Henry joined 15 other leaders in urging President Obama to let an estimated five to six million undocumented adults stay in the U.S.

Today in labor history: Atlanta workers engage in sit-down strike

November 18, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Workers at the General Motors plant in Atlanta, Georgia participated in a sit-down strike, which was part of a greater ongoing wave of labor organizing during the 1930s.

South Bay labor charts course for post-election struggles

November 18, 2014 By Henry Millstein

Despite setbacks, the mood at the meeting of the South Bay Labor Council was positive: "We need to advance our own agenda," regardless of who is in the mayor's seat.