Labor

Thousands jam Pennsylvania’s capital to protest union-killing bill

January 28, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Thousands jammed the streets around the State Capitol building here today to protest the latest in a sting of attempts by state Republicans to kill union rights for public workers and eventually all workers in Pennsylvania.

Our daughters deserve better than 77 percent of a man’s pay

January 27, 2014 By Matt Murray

There is no denying that in spite of our best efforts, women continue to be discriminated against in the workplace.

Housing is key to solving jobs crisis

January 27, 2014 By Pat Barile

Our country is plagued by a severe jobs crisis. The crisis is on-going and the longer it lasts, the larger the number of permanently unemployed.

Today in labor history: 109 coal miners die in explosion

January 27, 2014 By Blake Skylar

The coal miners were underpaid Eastern Europeans who were told not to complain about their substandard and dangerous working conditons.

Pennsylvania unions cheer blocking of new voter ID law

January 27, 2014 By Press Associates

The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO is cheering a judge's ruling bouncing the state's GOP-passed "voter ID" law, but the story isn't over yet.