Labor

Today in labor history: Workers perform “Pins and Needles” on Broadway

November 27, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Today in labor history, Nov. 27, 1937, the pro-labor musical revue, "Pins & Needles," opens on Broadway with a cast of International Ladies Garment Workers Union members.

AFGE: GOP senators want to “Walmartize” workforce

November 27, 2013 By PAI

Three GOP senators want to "Walmartize" federal workers by eliminating regular pensions for all new hires.

Labor Dept. releases list of “books that shaped work in America”

November 27, 2013 By PAI

The U.S. Labor Department has released a fascinating list of "books that shaped work in America."

Lorain, Ohio unions elect independent slate

November 26, 2013 By Bruce Bostick

The election report to delegates at the Central Labor Council (CLC), in this union-dense Ohio home of the state's largest steel and auto manufacturing facilities, was one of a different type this November.

Today in labor history: FDR establishes Thanksgiving holiday

November 26, 2013 By Special to People’s World

President George Washington became the first president to proclaim a Thanksgiving holiday, when, at the request of Congress, he proclaimed November 26 as a day of national thanksgiving for the U.S. Constitution.