Labor

July 25, 2013 By Carly Karmel

Documents uncovered by Unite Here, Local 1 indicate that 200 to 300 more lunchroom workers may be on the chopping block.

July 25, 2013 By Special to People’s World

California labor official Tefere Gebr will succeed Arlene Holt Baker as Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO.

July 25, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

The Senate will vote during the week of July 29 on all five of President Obama's nominees.

July 24, 2013 By Teresa Albano

Today in 2009, the U.S. minimum wage rose 70 cents from $6.55 to $7.25. Low-wage workers struggled mightily for that meager increase.

July 23, 2013 By Special to People’s World

On July 23, 1892, an anarchist named Alexander Berkman decided to avenge the Homestead massacre where nine strikers were killed.