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Pennsylvania’s Uncle AL killed by ATI metals manufacturer

September 2, 2015 By Leo Gerard

The ATI ploy to sow dissension and jealousy in the community appears to have failed miserably: community members routinely drop off donuts and soup at union halls and send pizzas to the picket lines.

Money bills top labor’s agenda as Congress returns to work

September 2, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

It's not just the numbers that are important, it's anti-worker measures the majority Republicans may try to insert into the measures, too.

Today in history: 70 years since Vietnam independence proclaimed

September 2, 2015 By Special to People’s World

In 1945, after Japan's surrender in World War II, Vietnamese communist leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed independence of Vietnam from France and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

Steelworkers and teachers: Two unions, one struggle

September 2, 2015 By Scott Hiley

In other words: To make money for the shareholders, workers have to go without; to keep the banks happy, public schools have to tighten their belts.

Video: AFL-CIO’s Trumka calls GOP immigration remarks “ugly” and “dangerous”

September 1, 2015

AFL-CIO's Trumka calls GOP immigration remarks "ugly" and "dangerous."