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February 07, 2024People’s World celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2024. That’s 100 years of revolutionary, working-class crusading journalism and an achievement we’re very proud of. Among the many ways we’re celebrating this landmark is by raising $125,000 for the 2024 Spring Fund Drive from Feb. 1 to May Day. Without you and your deep appreciation for our unique and indispensable role, we can’t reach our goal and we wouldn’t exist! Please celebrate with...
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People's World Fund Drive 2024 - Have you given yet?
March 11, 2024People’s World celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2024. That’s 100 years of revolutionary, working-class crusading journalism and an achievement we’re very proud of. Among the many ways we’re celebrating this landmark is by raising $125,000 for the 2024 Spring Fund Drive from Feb. 1 to May Day. Without you and your deep appreciation for our unique and indispensable role, we can’t reach our goal and we wouldn’t exist! Please celebrate...
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March 22, 2024Dispatch from former People’s World Editor-in-Chief Tim Wheeler.
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Razorbacks rally for Employee Free Choice
July 14, 2009LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — I just happened to be visiting my cousins in Arkansas when I got word of a rally in Little Rock to support the Employee Free Choice Act. I rushed up to Central High School to join the rally.
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People’s World racks up 22 professional journalism awards
October 06, 2017The International Labor Communications Association - the top organization of labor journalists - recognized People’s World in several categories this year.
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Yes, we did
May 24, 2008Obama hits delegate milestone as primaries near endPORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon and Kentucky primary voters May 20 gave Barack Obama the majority of elected delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, virtually assuring his nomination as that party’s candidate for the presidency. Even before the votes were all counted that night he declared in a victory speech in Iowa that John McCain is now the focus of the campaign. He...
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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
April 06, 2007Things don’t go better with Coca-Cola Teamsters at more than 100 plants in the U.S. and students at more than 70 campuses across the country held shop-floor actions and wore stickers in a national action April 2 to demand that the company stop abusing workers and the environment. Coke recently paid $192 million to settle an employee lawsuit over widespread racial discrimination and is attempting now to cut jobs and...
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LETTERS: Oct. 27
October 26, 2007Wildfires, climate change and Iraq All eyes and ears have been on San Diego, Calif., in recent days as over a half million people have had to be evacuated from their homes due to the most destructive fire in this area’s history. Although there have been a small number of people injured and few deaths, billions of dollars worth of homes have been destroyed. I believe the way the California...
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February 23, 2007We want to hear from you! By e-mail: pww @ pww.org Subject: Letter to Editor Or by mail: People’s Weekly World Letter to Editor 3339 S. Halsted St. Chicago IL 60608 Letters should be limited to 200 words. We reserve the right to edit stories and letters. Only signed letters with the return address of the sender will be considered for publication, but the name of the sender will be...
Read moreWal-Mart bullies workers on elections
August 20, 2008Charging retail giant Wal-Mart with illegally pressuring employees to vote for Republicans and John McCain in November, labor unions and community organizations filed a formal complaint last week with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC). Wal-Mart held mandatory meetings at which thousands of employees were told how to vote in the upcoming election, according to the complaint. Federal law prohibits employers from pressuring hourly employees to vote a certain way in...
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