Teresa Albano

Teresa Albano was the first woman editor-in-chief of People’s World, 2003-2010, leading the transition from weekly print to daily online publishing and establishing PW’s social media presence. Albano had been a staff writer for People’s World covering political, labor, and social justice issues for more than 25 years. She traveled throughout the U.S. and abroad, including India, Cuba, Angola, Italy, and Paris to cover the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. An award-winning journalist, Albano has been honored for her writing by the International Labor Communications Association, National Federation of Press Women, and Illinois Woman Press Association.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Teresa Albano

Labor

Today in labor history: 10,000-plus dockers locked out
September 27, 2013 By Teresa Albano
Pacific Maritime Association, a coalition of corporate shipping giants, locked out 10,500 longshore workers today in 2002.
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Labor

Today in labor history: Women win right to vote, Women’s Equality Day declared
August 26, 2013 By Teresa Albano
On Aug. 26, 1920, women finally won the right to vote when the necessary number of states ratified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
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U.S.

Activists demand Rep. Dan Lipinski support immigration reform
August 21, 2013 By Teresa Albano
Nestled in a small strip mall here in the shadow of Midway Airport sits Democrat Rep. Dan Lipinski's office. It was to that office immigration activists delivered a birthday cake recently.
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Labor

Social Security turns 78
August 14, 2013 By Teresa Albano
President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, providing, for the first time ever, guaranteed income for retirees and creating a system of unemployment benefits.
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World

Japanese Communists may emerge as main opposition to “Abenomics”
July 26, 2013 By Teresa Albano
International headlines have trumpeted Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's decisive win in Japan's upper house election July 21, but the election results indicate the potential defeat of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's economic and constitutional agenda.
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Labor

Today in labor history: Minimum wage rises 70 cents, fight continues
July 24, 2013 By Teresa Albano
Today in 2009, the U.S. minimum wage rose 70 cents from $6.55 to $7.25. Low-wage workers struggled mightily for that meager increase.
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Arts

Stevie Wonder boycotts Florida, opposes “stand your ground” (video)
July 17, 2013 By Teresa Albano
The 63-year-old singer said at a concert in Quebec City, Canada, on July 14, that until the law is abolished in Florida, he will "never" perform there again.
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Opinion

Paula Deen, Inc. filled America with junk food
July 1, 2013 By Teresa Albano
Paula Deen lived by the cleaver and she died by the cleaver. She skyrocketed to fame and fortune based on a caricature.
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