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Trumpian “accountability” throws us back to the spoils system

February 6, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

Trump signaled in his State of the Union Message that he would replace merit with loyalty to him as the criteria for hiring and employing VA and other federal workers.

Severance Food workers in Connecticut win union representation with UFCW

February 5, 2018 By Tom Connolly

Workers at Severance Foods voted yes to join a union so they could earn a better wage and a better life.

Moment of silence honors Memphis sanitation workers

February 1, 2018 By Adrian Sainz

Fed up with bad working conditions, low pay, and a lack of benefits, 1,300 black sanitation workers went on strike.

This week in history: Pecan shellers strike in San Antonio

January 29, 2018 By Special to People’s World

The original strike leader was Emma Tenayuca, a well-known figure in San Antonio politics and the dominant force in the Workers Alliance, an organization formed by the Communist Party during the Depression.

International sports union leaders unveil bill of rights for players

December 19, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

“The men and women who play sports did not choose to give up the basic human rights we would want for every worker.”