Labor

Today in labor history: Farm Workers win after 17-year boycott

May 29, 2013 By Special to People’s World

On May 29, 1996, the United Farm Workers of America reached agreement on a contract for 450 lettuce harvesters, ending a 17-year-long boycott.

Union protests Obama’s nomination of Pritzker

May 28, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Saying Hyatt Hotel magnate Penny Pritzker destroys jobs, Unite Here members crowded into the back of a Senate hearing room to show the union opposes her nomination as U.S. Commerce Secretary.

Race to the bottom for sweatshop workers

May 28, 2013 By Liz Iacobucci

Minimum wage workers, earning $74 a month were beaten by riot police for a protest demanding a $14 a month raise.

Today in labor history: Rochester general strike

May 28, 2013 By Special to People’s World

The strike was precipitated when city workers were summarily fired after attempting to form a union.

California labor moves to halt Walmart abuse

May 25, 2013 By Juan Lopez

California labor and social justice groups are throwing down the gauntlet to Walmart during a two-week statewide tour to protest the giant retailer's abuse of taxpayers and workers alike.