Roberta Wood

Roberta Wood is a retired member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Coalition of Labor Union Women. Wood was a steelworker in South Chicago, an officer of Steelworkers Local 65, and founding co-chair of the USWA District 31 Women's Caucus. She was previously Secretary-Treasurer of the Communist Party. Currently, she serves as a Senior Editor of People's World.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Roberta Wood

Opinion

Communists like my uncle were sent to prison because they fought for democracy
January 15, 2021 By Roberta Wood
Uncle Roy was convicted of “conspiring to teach the advocacy of the overthrow of the U.S. government by force and violence.”
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Opinion

McConnell bill could force localities to defund police
December 10, 2020 By Roberta Wood
Funds for public safety, including police, will be on the chopping block for cities and states across the nation.
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Mundo Popular

Trump recibe el mejor tratamiento médico; trabajadores indocumentados pagan impuestos y reciben nada
October 7, 2020 By Roberta Wood
Francisco se necesita terriblemente la atención médica, atención de que está excluido a pesar de sus contribuciones de impuestos en los 20 años pasados.
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Opinion

Tax-cheat Trump receives best medical treatment; taxpaying undocumented workers get nothing
October 6, 2020 By Roberta Wood
Undocumented members of our country’s working class like Franciso Gomez have the “privilege” of paying federal taxes but are excluded from even the minimal benefits of Medicaid they pay to support.
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Labor

Northwestern food workers ‘die-in’ for COVID protections
October 2, 2020 By Roberta Wood
Is it too much to ask for an institution sitting on an $11 billion dollar endowment to provide sick pay for 14 days for an employee under a coronavirus quarantine?
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Opinion

It’s time to listen to Donald Trump
October 1, 2020 By Roberta Wood
Trump told us plainly what he’s going to do. Unlike the TV debate, this election will not be a spectator sport.
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U.S.

Latino groups, AFL-CIO hail Supreme Court’s pro-DACA decision
June 19, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg And Roberta Wood
“Trump’s 2017 decision to end DACA was cruel and wrong, and that injustice now has been undone—but only temporarily."
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U.S.

Bending PPE rules spells death for health care workers and families
May 20, 2020 By Roberta Wood
If he could have worn a fresh N95 mask for every procedure as mandated by the CDC, would surgical technologist Juan Martínez still be alive today?
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