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: University of Alabama desegregated
June 11, 2013 By Teresa Albano
Fifty years ago today, two Black students, James Hood and Vivian Malone, walked through the doors of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
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Labor

Today in labor history: Paterson silk strikers take to stage
June 7, 2013 By Teresa Albano
Today in labor history, silk workers held a one-time performance of Paterson Strike Pageant at Madison Square Garden in 1913.
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U.S.

Defense argues Bradley Manning motivated by “humanist” beliefs
June 5, 2013 By Teresa Albano
As the Bradley Manning trial begins this week, it has become clear Manning's motivation is the keystone of the government prosecution.
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U.S.

Republicans add AP to Obama “scandal” pile
May 15, 2013 By Teresa Albano
"We regard this action by the Department of Justice as a serious interference with AP's constitutional rights to gather and report the news."
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Labor

Today in labor history: 400 Black women strike over wages, conditions
May 6, 2013 By Teresa Albano
Writing in The Crisis, W.E.B. Du Bois described the upsurge among Black women and men tobacco workers as part of the great industrial union organizing drives.
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U.S.

Vigils remember victims, vow action on gun violence
April 17, 2013 By Teresa Albano
Across the country, participants at gun violence vigils vowed to pressure the Senate to pass a bipartisan bill, mandating background checks for firearm purchases at gun shows and online.
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U.S.

Today in labor history: King writes famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
April 16, 2013 By Teresa Albano
On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., imprisoned in Alabama for protesting segregation, wrote his powerful and eloquent answer to criticisms of him, the civil rights movement and its nonviolent direct action tactics.
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Labor

Today in labor history: Immigrant rights mega marches sweep U.S.
April 10, 2013 By Teresa Albano
Today in 2006, tens of thousands of immigrants demonstrated in 100 U.S. cities in a national day of action billed as a campaign for immigrants' dignity.
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