unions

Building trades unions: Remake the nation’s infrastructure!

March 14, 2014 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg

With GOP opposition keeping the federal government from moving on Obama-backed legislation that would create massive numbers of jobs, the unions, at their legislative conference mapped out specific proposals to get the job done.

Food contracts cycle underway again for Southern Calif. Teamsters, UFCW

March 14, 2014 By Paul Mihalow

A historic core industry of the two major unions in Southern California, retail food, has begun its every-five-years-or-so cycle of bare-knuckle contract negotiations.

Starkovich loved unions, children, flowers….despised redbaiters, unionbusters!

March 14, 2014 By Tim Wheeler

Nearly 200 people gathered at the Urban Horticulture Center to honor George Tony Starkovich for his lifelong work as a union organizer, an activist for jobs, peace, and equality. Starkovich died February 26 at age 91.

Nurses demand that State Department vouch for safety of XL pipeline

March 13, 2014 By Special to People’s World

The NNU believes the State Department has done an indequate review of what appears to be serious risks for public health posed by the pipeline.

Oregon ‘right-to-work’ initiative dropped

March 12, 2014 By Mike Gutwig

Sponsors of two anti-union initiative petitions agreed to withdraw their measures aimed at the Oregon ballot in November.