Roberta Wood

Roberta Wood writes for People's World from deep experience in working class issues. She is a retired journeyman instrument mechanic and member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Coalition of Labor Union Women. Wood was also a steelworker in South Chicago, an officer of Steelworkers Local 65 and founding co-chair of the USWA District 31 Women's Caucus.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Roberta Wood

U.S.

Labor-backed candidate Tony Pecinovsky scores 48 percent in St. Louis race
March 15, 2019 By Maicol David Lynch And Roberta Wood
One voter remarked, "He's Communist, but who cares? He represents us! That’s the kind of person we need for alderman!”
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Politics

Butt-kissing Border Patrol union misleader hurts his own members
January 7, 2019 By Roberta Wood
A section of the working-class flock is misled into thinking their foxy bosses are going to invite them to a banquet in gratitude for helping them raid the other birds’ sanctuary.
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U.S.

Voter rights propositions look like winners in battleground state of Michigan
October 29, 2018 By Roberta Wood
With voter suppression sweeping the country, Michigan activists are going on the counteroffensive with an effort called “Promote the Vote.”
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U.S.

Thousands of striking hotel workers take over Chicago’s Magnificent Mile
September 14, 2018 By Roberta Wood
Workers are determined that the hotel owners and those guests who crossed picket lines will get no peace, and certainly very little sleep.
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Labor

Thousands of striking Chicago hotel workers take over Magnificent Mile
September 13, 2018 By Roberta Wood And John Wojcik
Even workers totally unaffected by those layoffs and cuts turned out by the hundreds today to support their fellow workers.
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Opinion

Chicago water plant injuries just days before Labor Day
August 31, 2018 By Roberta Wood
This Labor Day weekend, let’s honor workers and their families by re-asserting the importance of preserving and enforcing health and safety.
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Opinion

Oprah for president? How dare she!
January 11, 2018 By Roberta Wood
We are in an era when black leadership is coming to the fore of the people’s movement.
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U.S.

Cookie crumbles for laid off vets
November 14, 2017 By Roberta Wood And Al Neal
“It’s shameful and unpatriotic that veterans come home and have their job ripped from them by a greedy corporation.”
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