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Republican attack on labor goes way beyond Congress

November 24, 2010 By Scott Marshall

During the Great Depression, big business used the crisis to attack workers' wages and living standards directly, cutting wages even while turning big profits. And exactly the same thing is happening again.

Film recalls 1999 Royal Oak Post Office murder suicide

November 23, 2010 By John Rummel

Nineteen years ago on November 14th one of the country's more shocking examples of workplace violence took place at the Royal Oak Post Office in Michigan.

A peek at how unions “kick ass” in an election

October 1, 2010 By John Wojcik

Regardless of where one stands on the political spectrum, there is wide agreement that the labor movement knows how to "kick ass," when it comes to elections.

Trumka: The elections will define who we are as a nation

September 1, 2010 By John Wojcik

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told national media the elections come down to a stark choice: leaders who stand with workers, versus right-wingers pushing a corporate agenda.

Is socialism possible?

August 9, 2010 By Rick Nagin

Given the unprecedented economic, political and military power of the U.S. ruling class, it may seem like a pipedream to believe that working people can ever take over.