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International Women’s Day: Born in the USA

March 11, 2014 By Special to People’s World

nternational Women's Day, grew from the struggle of working women to form trade unions and the fight for women's right to vote.

House GOP ambushes NLRB, again

March 7, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Using the excuse of decrying "ambush elections," the Republican right wingers who dominate the House Education and the Workforce Committee ambushed the NLRB at a March 5 hearing on the board's proposal

“Fed up” day laborers launch anti-deportation drive

March 7, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

When Pilar comes home from work at night, often after toiling for 10-12 hours at the family's tortilla bakery and store, her elder daughter frequently has a question for her."Why isn't my Daddy home?"

“Funeral” mourns loss of renters’ rights in Wisconsin

March 4, 2014 By David Fields

At the stroke of midnight on March 1, laws went into effect that will strike down many county and municipal ordinances that have strengthened legal protections for those who rent.

GOP-run Missouri House moving fast on anti-worker agenda

March 4, 2014 By Tim Rowden

Unionists mobilized against anti-worker schemes, delivering more than 6,850 handwritten and individual letters to state House Speaker Tim Jones demanding he reject so-called Right to Work legislation.