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Evoking Dr. King, Chicago janitors cry out for respect
April 04, 2012They lined the cavernous streets of the financial district here, waving flags and holding signs saying, "I AM A MAN, I AM A WOMAN, I AM A JANITOR."
Read moreJanitors slated for Christmas layoff swamp City Hall
November 09, 2012Hundreds of O'Hare Airport workers slated to lose their jobs just before Christmas marched through City Hall today, chanting and waving banners, flags and signs.
Read moreThousands at People’s Summit plan beyond resistance to Trump
June 10, 2017The wealth gap and control of the U.S. economy by a small group of home-grown oligarchs is seen here as a major threat to democracy.
Read moreFor People’s World, Black History Month is every month
February 07, 2023With your support, we put forward the perspective that African-American history is a living, breathing thing that informs all the struggles of the people.
Read moreAfter election, Germans move to confront increased fascist danger
September 26, 2017The neo-Nazi AfD combined its racist rhetoric with a critique of austerity policies that resonated in economically-depressed areas of the country.
Read moreChicago unions go to bat for immigration reform
March 08, 2013Chicago's labor movement turned out in force yesterday to declare support for immediate reform of immigration law.
Read moreILCA honors best in labor journalism at DC gathering
December 15, 2014The International Labor Communications Association honored the winners of itsannual Labor Media Awards at a luncheon on Dec. 12.
Read moreNew NLRB chief sees a future where workers rights top the agenda
February 28, 2009For years, as a member of the National labor Relations Board, she spoke out against the Bush-appointed majority on that board. For years she felt frustration over how, in ruling after ruling, that board interpreted key parts of the National Labor relations Act in ways that hurt workers. Now, after the inauguration of President Barack Obama, she has become the chairman of that board.
Read moreSanders: Trump has betrayed his voters; “The political revolution is on!”
June 11, 2017Sanders declared a political revolution is underway to replace right wing Republicans across the nation with progressives who represent the people rather than a handful of oligarchs.
Read moreWhen Mississippi tried to silence Black mayor, People’s World was there
November 19, 2020Big corporations and institutions that you and I thought would last forever have come and gone, but People’s World remains.
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