Labor – Page 417 – People's World

“Respect for Graduate Student Workers Act” introduced in House and Senate

January 27, 2020 By Donald Donato

Often forced to juggle multiple jobs as well as their own education, graduate student workers find themselves heavily indebted, underpaid, and uninsured. Now, they're fighting back.

Postal workers use video for “U.S. Mail Not For Sale” campaign

January 23, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

"We need a leader of this organization – a new Postmaster General – who believes, who will uphold, and who will fight for the public mission of the United States Postal Service."

BLS: Union density 10.3 percent last year. AFL-CIO: Not the whole story

January 22, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

The numbers belie the activism, success in community-backed strikes, the record numbers of unionists elected to public office, and legislative successes, too.

Los Angeles women on the march: Turn this country around

January 21, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon

LOS ANGELES—Back in 2017, on the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, over half a million women and allies marched in Los Angeles. It was the largest demonstration ever in the city. Collectively around the country, as...

Women across the country rise up against Trump

January 21, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

This year, the women’s marches – and marchers – around the country brought a sharp political point to their processions, and it was aimed squarely at GOP President Donald Trump.