Labor

Autoworkers president identifies the real “enemy”

January 16, 2014 By Jackie Tortora

The social compact is gone, said UAW president Bob King, yesterday in Detroit. "And if we want a growing middle class again, we need to restore it."

Ruling by Labor Board is most damning ever against Walmart

January 16, 2014 By Special to People’s World

The NLRB asserts illegal activities in 14 states at 34 stores and shows that company executives conceived of an unlawful retaliation policy for store managers to execute.

Harkin predicts Senate vote on minimum wage hike after recess

January 15, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The Senate will vote on raising the minimum wage, in three steps of 95 cents each to $10.10 hourly in 2016.

Unions gear up for new fast track fight

January 15, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Unions are gearing up for yet another fight over so-called "fast track," also known as trade promotion authority.

Today in labor history: Martin Luther King, Jr. born

January 15, 2014 By Special to People’s World

In a 1965 speech, King stated, "The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress."