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Unions celebrate LGBTQ progress, say challenges remain

July 1, 2014 By Kenneth Quinnell

To become more inclusive, to increase efforts to protect transgender workers and to fight for state laws that prevent employers from firing workers for their sexual orientation or gender expression.

From Freedom Summer to Mississippi Nissan plant: “We got the power”

June 30, 2014 By James Raines

The event was about more than pay - the workers live in constant fear; "Once you step into that plant, you cannot speak your mind."

In about-face, lawmakers uphold Saturday mail delivery

June 27, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

After lobbying by the nation's postal unions - and questions from non-partisan auditors about savings claims - a key GOP-run House committee reversed course.

West Coast dock workers battling push to gut ILWU

June 26, 2014 By PAI

With their six-year contract about to expire, talks being held between the ILWU and the managers of Pacific coastal ports are going down to the wire.

Unite Here aims to grow union membership among low wage workers

June 25, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Delegates from all over the country, representing some 270,000 Unite Here members, are converging on this city June 25-27 for the union's constitutional convention.