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Atlanta symphony board majority locks out musicians for second time

September 29, 2014 By PAI

The intransigent board majority of the Atlanta Symphony, seeking to cut costs by firing orchestra members, locked them out, Sept. 6.

Walmart moms demand better pay and protections for women workers

September 24, 2014 By Special to People’s World

They have a list of changes the company must make to ensure that the women who are key to profits are not living in poverty or putting their health at risk.

GOP Senate leaders scheme to hamstring NLRB

September 24, 2014 By PAI

They are upset by a General Counsel's memo saying franchise holders and the chains that enfranchise them are both responsible for obeying wage and working condition laws.

U.S. to push worker rights trade case vs. Guatemala

September 24, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Saying the Guatemalan government did not live up to its own worker rights commitments, the Obama administration will push its trade case against the Central American nation.

Scotland: In the wake of referendum “No” result

September 19, 2014 By Malcolm Burns

Scots voted No to independence by 55 per cent to 45 per cent, but the referendum debate energised a people determined to strike a blow against a pampered Westminster elite.