Labor – Page 743 – People's World

Officials admit bosses to blame for West Coast port tie-up

January 27, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Longshore workers are ready, willing and able to clear the backlog created by the industry's poor decisions.

McDonald’s workers sue fast food giant over racial and sexual discrimination

January 23, 2015 By Combined Sources

McDonald's workers who were fired last year after being told, "There are too many black people [working] in the store."

Unions added 48,000 members last year

January 23, 2015 By PAI

Union density was 11.1 percent in 2014, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, but the workforce grew even more.

Campaign demands more funding for reentry programs

January 23, 2015 By Marilyn Bechtel

Supporters of the 50 percent for Jobs not Jails campaign rallied at the Alameda County Administration Building in Oakland Jan. 20.

After 26 years, government to end direct oversight of Teamsters

January 23, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

After 26 years, the federal government plans to end its consent decree and its direct oversight governing the Teamsters. But there are still strings attached.