Barbara Russum

Barbara Russum is a longtime reader and supporter of People's World who worked in production and program support from 2003 to 2021. She is particularly impressed by the new, young writers who submit stories from their union organizing, campus work, and neighborhood actions. "I encourage everyone to read People's World, share articles on social media, and donate to support the work."

LATEST ARTICLES BY Barbara Russum

Labor

Today in labor history: 200,000 students boycott Chicago public schools
October 22, 2014 By Barbara Russum
Civil rights groups organized the boycott and demonstration against segregated schools and inadequate resources for black students.
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Labor

Hyatt to pay $1 million to fired Boston workers
September 29, 2014 By Barbara Russum
The 2009 firings resulted in a five-year boycott organized by Unite Here Local 26 with strong, nationwide solidarity.
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Labor

Today in labor history: Huge Solidarity Day march in Washington
September 18, 2014 By Barbara Russum
Hundreds of thousands of union members marched past the White House to protest Ronald Reagan's union-busting.
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Labor

Today in labor history: The UMW occupation at Pittston Moss 3 plant
September 17, 2014 By Barbara Russum
In 1989, 98 UMWA members and a minister occupied the Pittston Coal Company's Moss 3 preparation plant in Carbon, Virginia, the most important act of civil disobedience during the Pittston strike.
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U.S.

Chicago People’s World gala heats up for Sunday
January 7, 2014 By Barbara Russum
The 26th Annual People's World/Mundo Popular gala promises a hot time in this freezing town!
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Arts

Alice Munro, Canadian writer, wins Nobel Prize in literature
October 10, 2013 By Barbara Russum
She won a National Book Critics Circle prize for "Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage," and is a three-time winner of the Governor General's prize.
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Environment

Food News: A birthday, a time to march, a time to sow
April 4, 2013 By Barbara Russum
Did you know that every minute, we lose one acre of farmland to development? Or that since 1982, we've lost over 23 million acres of farmland?
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Opinion

10 favorite food websites in 2012
December 27, 2012 By Barbara Russum
All things relating to the food we eat: where is comes from, who does the work, what are the issues and what we can do to be informed and take action.
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